Little Rattler Mine

Past Producer in Quay county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014998
MRDS ID DAV0104
Record type Site
Current site name Little Rattler Mine
Related records 10247903

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.41716, 35.18341 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Jon NW(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
11N 33E 12 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

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
    Rock unit name Chinle, Middle
    Rock description Chinle, Middle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.41716, 35.18341

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1955
Year of last production 1956

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Period 1955-56
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.03% U3o8, .04% V
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Vanadium Vanadium 0wt-pct
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1956
    Period 1955-56
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.03% U3o8, .04% V
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Vanadium Vanadium 0wt-pct
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FINCH, W.I., 1972, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK 23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ---

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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