Santa Rosa Railroad Cut

The Santa Rosa Railroad Cut is a uranium mine located in Guadalupe 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

Name: Santa Rosa Railroad Cut  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Guadalupe

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 34.9475, -104.67667

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Santa Rosa Railroad Cut MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Santa Rosa Railroad Cut


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Guadalupe


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
Discovery Year: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Pecos Valley


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sandstone U


Orebody

Form: STRATA-BOUND


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA

Comment (Geology): ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY IS SEEN IN AN IRREGULAR CLAYSTONE LENS 0-3 FT THICK AND 400 FT LONG CLOSE TO THE BASE OF THE UPPER SANDSTONE MEMBER, A GRAB SAMPLE PF CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE ASSAY .004% EU3O8.

Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY IN A CLAYSTONE LENS 3 FT THICK AND 400 FT LONG.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S


References

Reference (Deposit): FINCH, W.I., 1972, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK 23


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