Unnamed Gravel Pit

Producer in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10062855
MRDS ID TC36443
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.73279, 32.38235 (WGS84)
Elevation 1265
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position LESS THAN 1 MI E OF LAS CRUCES, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Organ Peak NW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Comments on the location information

  • DRY WASH IN DONA ANA COLONY BEND GRANT; ACTIVITY IN 1961-1962 WAS 830 FT RIGHT OF STATION 235+00 ON PROJECT 1-010-2(6)143; E SIDE OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUAILITY IS GOOD
Result UNIFORMITY IS FAIR
Result 18% 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, 93% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 83% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 64% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 52% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 5% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.73279, 32.38235

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • DRY MATERIAL

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 0.75 MI HAUL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOVELACE, A.D., BARBER, IRENE, CUMMINGS, JAN, UNDERWOOD, BILL, HUESINGER, VICTOR, AND LIND, JOHN, 1962, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOIL STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 10: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES BRUSH AND MESQUITE; LAB NOS. 59-13886-13894.
Deposit MOST CLASTS ARE IGNEOUS WITH MINOR LIMESTONE; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 12 FT; RESTS ON SILT AND CLAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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