The Tortolita Canyon Vein is a uranium mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Tortolita Canyon Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tortolita Canyon Vein
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Nogal
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREASITE OF AN OPEN CUT. LAT/LON OF QUARTZ SECTION.
Comment (Geology): RADIOACTIVE QUARTZ-PYRITE VEIN WITH TWICE BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY.
Comment (Deposit): TWICE BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
