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Canadian River Copper Deposits

Occurrence in Quay county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014993
MRDS ID DAV0098
Record type Site
Current site name Canadian River Copper Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -103.53673, 35.10818 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tucumcari SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tucumcari(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucumcari(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Revuelto(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 Quay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
13N 32E 24,25 SE4 (24) OF NE4 (25) New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREASYNONYMS INCLUDE THOSE FOR UTE CREEK DEPOSITS. ABOUT 5 MI WSW OF LOGAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Uranium Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -103.53673, 35.10818
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IS WEAK AND SCATTERED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER MINERALIZATION IS SEEN ALSO AT THE BASE OF THE CANADIAN ESCARPMENT OVER A DISTANCE OF 5-6 MI. HOWEVER, MINERALIZATION IS WEAK, IRREGULAR, AND HAS LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOITATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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