| Deposit ID | 10099430 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Malaga Bend Experimental Salinity Alleviation Project |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.94466, 32.17932 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eddy(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pierce Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hobbs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Pecos-Black(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Eddy |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24S | 29E | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| (1) | -103.94466, 32.17932 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36026 |
ALTO, B.R., FULTON, R.S., AND HAIGLER, L.B., 1977, SALINES, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 299-306
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRINE FLOWING ALONG TOP OF SALADO FORMATION IS EXPELLED BY SEEPS AND SPRINGS INTO PECOS RIVER. IN 1963 IT WAS PUMPED FROM HOLES THROUGH A PIPELINE INTO A DEPRESSION AND ALLOWED TO EVAPORATE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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