The Stinking Lake Deposit is a mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,251 Feet (2,515 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.66611, -106.81722
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Stinking Lake Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stinking Lake Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THIN LAYERS OF HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATIONS INTERLAYERED WITH QUARTZ SANDSTONE. STRIKE LENGTH IS ABOUT 3000 FT. AND PERPENDICULAR TO STRIKE THE DEPOSIT IS 4000 FT. LONG.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1957 NMGS GUIDEBOOK EIGHTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 212-217
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 240-241
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 106-110
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BINGLER, E.C., 1968, P. 110.
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