| Deposit ID | 10062580 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Certified Sand Company Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.70668, 32.36513 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 MI E OF I-25 ON DRIPPING SPRINGS ROAD. 2 MI E OF LAS CRUCES, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tortugas Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 23S | 02E | 14 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gravel | Ore |
| Result | MATERIAL QUALITY IS GOOD |
|---|---|
| Result | UNIFORMITY IS GOOD |
| Result | 17.6% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST |
| Result | MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 4" |
| Result | FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, LESS THAN 2% IS RETAINED ON THE 2" SIEVE, OTHERWISE FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 1", 100% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 84% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 66% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 40% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 30% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 8% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE |
| Result | ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.70668, 32.36513 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0.3M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Certified Sand Co. |
| First year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36095 |
HATTON, K.S., CHILDS, M.B., BARKER, J.M., KING, R.S., AND BOLTON, R.G., 1990, MINES AND MILLS IN NEW MEXICO: MINING AND MINERAL DIVISION, NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, 50 P.
LOVELACE, A.D., BARBER, IRENE, CUMMINGS, JAN, UNDERWOOD, BILL, BUESINGER, VICTOR, AND LIND, JOHN, 1962, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOIL STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 10: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST CLASTS ARE IGNEOUS; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 10 FT. |
| Deposit | VEGETATION INCLUDES MESQUITE AND GREASEWOOD; LAB NOS. 60-8541-8568. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. (Sutphin, D.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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