| Deposit ID | 10012281 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007830 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350430094 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rio Puerco Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.18949, 35.27312 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1928 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 38 MILES N 77 E OF GRANTS. Many prospect pits in vicinity. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Gotera(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Puerco(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 | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012N | 003W | 18 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Result | AVERAGES ABOUT 0.16% U3O8. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| Ore Body (1) | -107.18949, 35.27312 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Width | 304.8M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Discoverer | Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corp. |
| Year of first production | 1979 |
| Year of last production | 1980 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Laguna Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corp. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 13387, Albuquerque, N.M. 87112 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 252.98M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007830 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350430094 | =10199472, merged and deleted. |
MOENCH, R.H., AND SCHLEE, J.S., AND BRYAN, W.B., 1965 USGS MAP GQ-371
SCHILLING, F.A., JR., 1975 NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 PAGES
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN SEVERAL MINERALIZED ZONES WHICH MORE OR LESS COALESCE OVER AN AREA ABOUT 6000 FT. LONG AND 1000 FT. WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Editor | 01-NOV-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted 10199472 |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | 0350430094=10199472 |
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