Marble Canyon Moly Prospect

Prospect in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10275866
MAS/MILS ID 0481090013
Record type Site
Current site name Marble Canyon Moly Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -104.88051, 31.44407 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Culberson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Apache Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -104.88051, 31.44407

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dravo Corp.
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATORY DRILLING OF CONTACT METAMORPHIC ZONE

  • Deposit

    IN CRETACEOUS LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY TERTIARY

  • Deposit

    RHYOLITE PLUGS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.