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Porcupine Prospect

Occurrence in Guadalupe county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Uranium, Lead
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014935
MRDS ID DAV0017
Record type Site
Current site name Porcupine Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.98054, 34.91758 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guadalupe(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Ignacio(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pintada Arroyo(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Guadalupe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
8N 18E 13 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREAABOUT 5 MILES NW OF AMERICAN URANIUM PROSPECT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Uranium Secondary
Lead Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Santa Rosa
    Rock description Santa Rosa
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.98054, 34.91758
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY IS IDENTIFIED BY A LIGHT-OLIVE-GRAY SANDY CLAYSTONE NEAR THE BASE OF THE UPPER SANDSTONE MEMBER CONTAINING .005% EU3O8.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mining district

District name Pastura

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FINCH, W.I., 1972, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK 23. FINCH, W.I., 1972, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 1745

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S
Deposit SANDY CLAYSTONE IS RADIOACTIVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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