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Branch Ranch Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014936
MRDS ID DAV0018
Record type Site
Current site name Branch Ranch Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.27608, 35.15063 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guadalupe(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Neafus Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Conchas Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conchas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Guadalupe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
11N 25E 27 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Tyuyamunite Ore
Umohoite Ore
Uranophane Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.27608, 35.15063
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Carbonized Wood Fragments

Comments on the geologic information

  • U IS ASSOCIATED WITH CARBONIZED WOOD FRAGMENTS IN LIGHT BROWN SANDSTONE AND IN LIMESTONE-PEBBLE ZONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S
Deposit U IS ASSOCIATED WITH CARBONIZED WOOD.

Reporter information

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

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