The Fenton Hill Gt-2 and Ee-1 is a geothermal mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,602 feet.
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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
Elevation: 8,602 Feet (2,622 Meters)
Commodity: Geothermal
Lat, Long: 35.8825, -106.67280
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Fenton Hill Gt-2 and Ee-1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fenton Hill Gt-2 and Ee-1
Secondary: Lasl Hot Dry Rock Project
Commodity
Primary: Geothermal
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Los Alamos Scientific Lab.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Well
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 19.
Reference (Deposit): TURNER AND KUES; HOT DRY ROCK REVIEWED, GEOTIMES, JULY 1978,
Reference (Deposit): P. 237-240.
Reference (Deposit): GEOTHERMAL ENERGY FROM HOT DRY ROCK, GEOLOGY MAG., V. 5,
Reference (Deposit): LAUGHLIN, ET AL; STATUS OF THE LOS ALAMOS EXP. TO EXTRACT
Reference (Deposit): MARCH 1977, P. 88.
Reference (Deposit): STONE AND MIZELL; N. M. E. I. 5, PROJECT NO. ERB 76-210,
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