| Deposit ID | 60000398 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D012100 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Carlsbad Potash District |
| Alternate or previous names | Carlsbad |
| Related records | 10174784 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.93799, 32.49044 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE MCC MINE LOCATED AT THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT. MINES AND MILLS ARE ALSO LOCATED IN TOWNSHIPS 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 AND 23 SOUTH AND RANGES 29, 30, 31, 32, AND 33 EAST. TWO MINES AND MILLS ARE LOCATED IN LEA COUNTY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eddy(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tower Hill South(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Eddy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| (1) | -103.93799, 32.49044 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | CAPITAN REEF, DUNE FIELDS, KARST TOPOGRAPHY |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | CAPITAN REEF, NORTHWESTERN SHELF, DELAWARE BASIN |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1931 |
| Year of last production | 1984 |
| District name | CARLSBAD POTASH DISTRICT |
|---|
MANSFIELD, G.R., AND LANG, W.B., 1929, A. I. M. E. TECHNICAL PUB. NO. 212, 17 P.
STORMS, W.R., 1948, USBM IC-7445, 18 P.
JONES, C.L., 1954, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 5TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-112
ALTO, B.R., AND FULTON, R.S., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 299-309
AUSTIN, G.S., COMP, 1978, NMBMMR CIRC 159, 88 P.
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979, NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP NO. 9
AUSTIN, G.S., 1976, NMBMMR ANNUAL REPORT, P. 23-29
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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