Diatomaceous Earth Pit

Unknown in Rio Arriba county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Diatomite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10151226
MAS/MILS ID 0350390244
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomaceous Earth Pit
Alternate or previous names Diatomaceous Earth Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -106.17248, 36.04315 (WGS84)
Elevation 1666
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Arriba(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chili(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)

Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Rio Arriba

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 021 N 007 E 22 NENE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -106.17248, 36.04315

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner American Expl. And Management.
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Young, J. Tyler, J. Dickman
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALSO LIES IN SEC. 15

  • Deposit

    NM STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S OFFICE NEW REGISTRATIONS (1977)

  • Deposit

    USGS 7 1/2 TOPO 1953

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.