| Deposit ID | 10272004 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350250005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Noranda Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Noranda Mines |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.71859, 32.58624 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1077 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lea(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laguna Gatuna(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hobbs(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 | Lea |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 020 S | 032 E | 12 | NENESW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Unknown |
| Carnallite | Unknown |
| Halite | Unknown |
| Polyhalite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Anhydrite | Unknown |
| Carnallite | Unknown |
| Halite | Unknown |
| Polyhalite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -103.71859, 32.58624 |
|---|
| Strike | N49E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 01E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 14488M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 8049M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 552M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Strike | N49E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 01E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 11377M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 7964M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 732M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1200HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Carlsbad |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Horizon Resources, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Last year | 1998 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Noranda Exploration, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1981 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Last year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 575M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350250005 |
BREWER, JIM, PROJECT MANAGER, 1981, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
BY TELEPHONE, NORANDA EXPLORATION,INC., LAKELAND, FLORIDA
DECEMBER 7, 1981.
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINE INSPECTION, 1981, SIXTY-EIGHT
ANNUAL REPORT BY THE ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPARTMENT:ALBU-
QUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1980,
75P.
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1976, POT-
ASH OCCURENCES IN NEW MEXICO:US BUREAU OF MINES GRANT
G0264007, NOVEMBER 8, 1976, 94P.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1977, VALUATION OF POTASH OCCURENCES
WITHIN THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT SITE IN SOUTHEAST-
ERN NEW MEXICO:PREPARED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BY
THE MINERALS AVAILABILTY SYSTEM, NOVEMBER 1977, 241P.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 104, #7, FEB. 17, 1993, PAGE 3.
"HORIZON OBRAINS OPTION TO ACQUIRE POTASH LEASES".
SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, FEB 20,1993 PAGE 15. "HORIZON
OPTIONS NORANDA POTASH LEASE AT CARLSBAD".
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-JUL-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.