Wallace Ranch Prospect

The Wallace Ranch Prospect is a uranium mine located in Quay 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: Wallace Ranch Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Quay

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 34.98333, -103.45000

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Wallace Ranch Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wallace Ranch Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Quay


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Red Peak Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A HAND-PICKED SAMPLE OF NODULES CONTAINED .12% U3O8 AND >10% CU, .70% V, .003% AG, 1.5% AS, AND .003% SE.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CLOVIS 1:250000

Comment (Geology): URANIUM IS PRESENT ONLY IN A THICK, DOMINANTLY DARK TO ORGANISH SHALE BED THAT APPEARS TO DIRECTLY OVERLIE THE MIDDLE SANDSTONE MEMBER.

Comment (Deposit): CHERT NODULES CONTAINING MALACHITE, AZURITE, AND TORBERNITE OCCUR IN A ZONE THAT CROPS OUT FOR 1,500 FT AROUND A PLAYA-LIKE SURFACE. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATIONS OF NODULES ARE IN AN AREA 200 X 300 FT.


References

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