| Deposit ID | 10111408 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DAV0028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Capitan Uranium Co. Prospect |
| Related records | 10223071 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.53277, 33.65649 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jacob Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arroyo Del Macho(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Thorium | Secondary |
| Model code | 29 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11c |
| Deposit model name | Alkaline complex associated zircon |
| (1) | -105.53277, 33.65649 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lincoln County Porphyry Belt |
| General form | HYDROTHERMAL VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Capitan Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DAV0028 |
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | .06-.18% U3O8, .35-.100% THO2. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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