| Deposit ID | 10105425 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | US35031 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Don & Little Davie Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.69891, 34.09842 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11 MILES N 73 E OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bustos Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 002S | 002E | 35 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | San Andres Limestone;Yeso | ||
| Rock description | San Andres Limestone;Yeso | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.69891, 34.09842 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Trending Fault Forms Contact Between San Andres Limestone To The East And Yeso Fm. To The West. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 10.67M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1963 |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | US35031 |
NMBMMR, 1965 BULL 87, P. 223
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 55, P. 105-106
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LUCKY DON DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG A NORTHEAST-STRIKING FAULT ZONE AS INTERGRANULAR FILLINGS AND DISSEMINATIONS ALONG FRACTURES AND BEDDING SURFACES. THE DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 50 FT. WIDE, 35 FT. THICK AND RANGES FROM 300 FT. TO 400 FT. LONG. THE LITTLE DAVIE DEPOSIT IS REPORTED TO BE SMALLER AND IN A SIMILAR GEOLOGIC SETTING. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-81 | Unknown | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-93 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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