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Unnamed Gravel Pit

Producer in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063239
MRDS ID TC36945
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.91697, 32.49596 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 0.5 MI NW OF FORT SELDON, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Leasburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 21S 01W 11 W2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ARROYO CUT THROUGH TERRACE GRAVELS ALONG E SIDE OF RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Clay Gangue

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUALITY IS GOOD
Result UNIFORMITY IS FAIR
Result IMPURITIES INCLUDE MINOR SILT AND CLAY
Result 21.6% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 24"
Result FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, 10% IS RETAINED ON 2" SIEVE, OR 84% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 59% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 55% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 46% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 32% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 25% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 2% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN RUTZ, 1964.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.91697, 32.49596
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 2.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 6-2-62.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FURTHER EXPLORATION IS NECESSARY.

Comments on the workings information

  • MATERIAL IS DRY.

Comments on development

  • FURTHER EXPLORATION WILL REVEAL IN WHICH DIRECTION THIS PIT CAN BE EXTENDED AFTER INITIAL EXCAVATION HAS CEASED. ; ECON.COM: HAUL OF 1 MI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUTZ, B.E., 1964, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOILS STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 25: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TERRACE GRAVEL; CLASTS ARE PREDOMINANTLY IGNEOUS; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 20 FT; RESTS ON RHYOLITE.
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES CREOSOTE AND GRASSES; LAB NOS. 61-1436-1464.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. U.S. Geological Survey

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