| Deposit ID | 10014469 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011260 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bernabe Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Prospect: Bernabe-Montano Grant, Bernabe Montano Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.00504, 35.22256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 28.0 MILES S 80 W OF BERNALILLO, NM, Within A Radius Of 2600 Ft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Herrera(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
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012N | 002W | 35 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.00504, 35.22256 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Several Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 24.38M |
| Length | 2438.4M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 457.2M |
| Depth to bottom | 518.16M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Discoverer | Conoco |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011260 |
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
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. AND H.K. HOLEN, NMBMMR MEM. 38, P. 17-21
GREEN, M.W., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 70-74
CHAPMAN, WOOD & GRISWOLD, INC., 1979, NMBMMR GM-31, SHEET 3
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE OREBODY WAS DELINEATED BY OVER 2000 DRILL HOLES. THE ORE ZONES ARE HIGHLY FAULTED. THIS DEPOSIT REPRESENTS THE EASTERN LIMIT OF ECONOMIC ORE IN THE GRANTS MINERAL BELT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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