Folsom Area

Occurrence in Union county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gold
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10297189
MAS/MILS ID 0350590014
Record type Site
Current site name Folsom Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -103.58581, 36.92254 (WGS84)
Elevation 1575
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Union(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cobert Mesa South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Capulin Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dalhart(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cimarron Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Cimarron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Cimarron(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Union

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 031 N 031 E 13 C New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -103.58581, 36.92254

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO JOHNSON P32

  • Deposit

    USGS TOPO 7.5 MIN QUAD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 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.

External references