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Bear Canyon Group

Past Producer in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014943
MRDS ID DAV0027
Record type Site
Current site name Bear Canyon Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.28526, 33.614 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Capitan Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arroyo Del Macho(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Capitan Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
8S 17E 9 E2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREASITE OF PITS, TRENCH, 80 FT ADIT. LAT/LON ARE WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 29
USGS model code 11c
Deposit model name Alkaline complex associated zircon

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.28526, 33.614
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Ore body information

  • General form HYDROTHERMAL VEIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Or Shears

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Capitan Mountains

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Period 1948-70?
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.02% U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Period 1948-70?
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.02% U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION: 3 ST AT .02% U3O8 IN 1948-70?RADIOACTIVITY 6-7 TIMES BACKGROUND.

Reporter information

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

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