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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in El Paso county in Texas, United States with commodities Platinum, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096742
MRDS ID W701470
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Prospect In Western Hueco Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.15472, 31.88432 (WGS84)
Relative position 17 MI (27 KM) E OF EL PASO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Paso(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nations East Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Paso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas El Paso

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COMMODITIES: PROMOTED AS PT, AU, AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hueco Limestone
    Rock description Hueco Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.15472, 31.88432
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hueco Mountains

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION: NONE.

Comments on development

  • DATES OF ACTIVITY: 1979-1983.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXCEPT FOR MINOR AMOUNTS OF HEMATITE THAT COAT FRACTURES, A FEATURE TYPICAL OF THE HUECO LIMESTONE, NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF MINERALIZATION OR ALTERATION OF THE LIMESTONE EXISTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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