| Deposit ID | 10014468 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011258 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Diamond Tail Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Prospect: Union Carbide Prospect |
| Related records | 10248084 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.30697, 35.35978 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 14 MILES N 75 E OF BERNALILLO, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hagan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013N | 006E | 16 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Galisteo | ||||
| Rock description | Galisteo | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.30697, 35.35978 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Diamond Tail Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEASTERLY |
| Dip | 19 TO 26 E |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| Discoverer | Union Carbide, 6009 0suna Ne, Albuquerque, Nm (1979) |
| District name | Hagan Coal District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Koppen Mining And Construction Corp. |
| Home office | 2921 Carlisle Ne, Suite 205, Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide |
| Home office | 6009 0suna Ne, Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 89.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011258 |
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX
HATCHELL, W.O. AND C. WENTZ, 1981, "URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY,--A REVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY 1980,"NEW MEXICO ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT, 226 P.
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1979, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 30TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 261-264
MOORE, J.C., 1979, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 30TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 265-267
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS FOUND WITHIN TWO DISTINCT SANDSTONE UNITS AS A MODIFIED ROLL-TYPE FORM. THE DEPOSIT WAS DELINEATED BY DRILL HOLES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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