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Mills Prospect

Occurrence in Presidio county in Texas, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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 10096745
MRDS ID W701482
Record type Site
Current site name Mills Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.01381, 29.53412 (WGS84)
Relative position 22 MI (36 KM) E OF PRESIDIO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Presidio(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manzanillo Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Presidio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black Hills-Fresno(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Presidio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result REPORTED VALUES UP TO 0.2% EQUIVALENT U3O8.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Rawls Formation
    Rock description Rawls Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.01381, 29.53412
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • DATES OF ACTIVITY: 1950'S.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 90-FT (27-M) ADIT BEGINS IN RHYOLITIC ASH-FLOW TUFF AND ENDS IN SYENITE DIKE ROCK.

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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