Storrie Lake State Park is located 5 mi
north of Las Vegas,San Miguel County, by
way of NM-3. The park comprises84 acreson
the south side of the lake. Open all year,
facilities include camp and picnic sites,
shelters,ramp and center for boating, and
playground.Sailing,motorboating,waterskiing, swimming, fishing, and hiking are enjoyed by visitors.
The lake, impounded by a 1,400-ft-long
earth dam, is part of an irrigation systemthat
diverts water from the Gallinas River. The
lake is namedfor Robert C. Storrie,the first
contractor,who beganthe work in 1916.
The lake areais near a boundarythat separates two great geographicprovincesof the
United States.Approximately I mi west are
the foothills of the Sangrede Cristo (Blood
range
of Christ)Mountains,the southernmost
of the Rocky Mountainsprovince.From the
Sangrede Cristo foothills to the northeast,
east,and southeaststretchesthe Great Plains
province,which includestensof thousandsof
squaremilesof thewest-central
UnitedStates.
The orientation diagram gives directions
and relativedistancesto local geologicaland
historical landmarks. From this point, the
lake is on the north side and a water fountain
is on the south.
Geology
Although the earth is about 5 b.y. (billion
years)old, the rocks containa clearrecordof
only the past 600 m.y. (million years).During
much of that time, this part of New Mexico
was repeatedlyinundated by seasthat deposited thick layersof sedimentswhich are now
sedimentaryrocks.About 70 m.y. ago during
the Tertiary Period, the entire region was
lifted above sealevel, and the Rocky Mountainsbeganto form. The flat-lying rock strata
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underlyingthe GreatPlainswerebentupward,
broken,and folded alongthe mountainfront.
This periodof mountainbuilding wasaccompanied by severeerosionthat sculpturedthe
mountains,exposedthe more than 600-m.y.old basementrocks, and removed several
thousandfeet of sedimentaryrocks from the
park area. As erosion continued,sand and
gravelwerecarriedfrom the mountainsby ancientstreamsand depositedon the erodedsurface.Remnantsof this debrisare still present
in gravelterracesand old streambedsthat cap
HighlandMesa,Los VigilesButte,and several
other mesas.Theseisolatedremnantsand the
present-day
topographyare the resultof more
recenterosionthat strippedaway much of the
Tertiary depositsas well as youngerand older
rocks.
Most of the bedrockin the lake areais the
dark-gray Carlile Shale (Cretaceous)and
limestone that locally contains abundant
marine fossils such as coiled ammonoids,
brachiopods,and shark teeth. Shark Tooth
Mesa was namedfor the fossilsfound there.
Near the northeastend of the lake, the Carlile
contains some medium-toJarge(up to 3-ft
diameter)limestoneseptarianconcretionsthat
weatherout of the weakershaleand lie on the
surface,resemblingdiscardedoxcartwheels.
During the CenozoicEra, which includes
the presenttime, most of New Mexico wasan
areaof widespreadvolcanicactivity. At Storrie Lake, however,thereis only slightevidence
of this volcanism.On the northeastsideof the
lake (east of the area of concretionoccurrence)are two dikes formed in vertical fractures that have beenfilled with molten rock
material, probably during Quaternarytime.
These dikes are composedof a dark rock
calledlamprophyre,and their joints give the
appearance
ofrock-built walls.The dikescrop
out in the roadsideditch alongNM-3 nearthe
southeastedgeof the lake and probably extendbelowthe lake.
Underlying the rocks at Storrie Lake are
rocks,severalthousandfeet
oldersedimentary
thick, that overliethe Precambrianbasement.
Theserocks can be seenin the mountainous
areasto the west. The Dakota Sandstoneis
severalhundredfeet below the lake. Because
the rocks have been folded into a sag, or
syncline,the Dakota is bent upward to the
west and forms the top of The Creston(the
low-lyingridgeapproximately2 mi westof the
lake that can be recognizedby its barrencrest)
at an elevationseveralhundred feet abovethe
lake(seecrosssection).
Still older rocks that occur at depth below
Storrie Lake are visible in roadcuts along
NM-65, which crossesThe Creston through
Montezuma(Gallinas)Canyon.Westof Montezuma, theseolder rocks have been folded
and faulted (broken) to a high degree by
mountain-building processes.Permian and
Triassic conglomerates, sandstones, and
shaleshave been folded and overturnedand
dip toward the west, causingthe older Permian rocks to lie abovethe youngerTriassic
rocks. Farther west are still older Mississippian(?)and Pennsylvanian
limestones,shales,
and arkoses,which have been pushedeastward along a thrust fault, overriding the
steeplydippingyoungerrocks.
Plantsand animals
Plants around Storrie Lake are typical of
steppeor high plainscountry. Drynessof the
area(18 inchesaveragerainfall per year)is exemplifiedby staghorn,prickly pear, and severalvarietiesof smallcylindricalcacti.Among
the larger plants are sharp-spikedYucca
glauca,rabbit bush,sunflower,Russianthistle
(tumbleweed),Canadian thistle, and snakeweed.Taller grassesincludebushyfoxtail, Indian rice, New Mexico stipa (feathergrass),
and sleepygrass(so namedbecausehorsesget
sleepyafter eatingit). Lower grassesinclude
bluegrama,muhly, and buffalo grass.An unusual, very low, fragrant sagegrows abundantly and is easilyrecognizedby crushinga
leaf to releasethe fragrant scent.Among wild
phlox, wild dill, locoflowersare rose-colored
weed, blue verbena,copper-coloredmallow,
and purplepenstemon.
Trees are scarce on the plains but cottonwood and juniper are indigenous.In the
foothills of the Sangrede Cristos are pifron
pine, juniper, and oak. At slightly higher
elevationsponderosapineis abundant.
Harvesterants build hills in barrenpatches
among the vegetation. Horned toads and
other desertreptileslive here. Ground squirrels are moderatelyabundant, and an occasionaldeercomesdown to the lake.
Many birds are visible, especiallyduring
migrations;mostcommonarethe many varietiesof ducksandgeese.
History
western
edge of the Great
Here at the
Plains, where early migrants and traders
caught their first glimpse of the imposing
RockyMountains,the culturesof Mexico and
(continuedon p. 29)
New MexicoGeologlt
May l98l
MINING REGISTRATIONS(continued)
Date and
operatlon
Operatorsand owners
Location
6-6-80
lead,zinc,
copper,gold,
silver,
tungsten
Operator-Cobb NuclearCorporation,313WashingtonSE,
Albuquerque,NM 87108;Supt.: Willie Chavez,Box 523,
Magdalena,NM 87825,phone:854-2761
Propertyowner-Cobb NuclearCorporation
Socorro Co.; secs.6, 7, 12, T. 3 S.,
R g s 3. , 4 W .
6-9-80
silver,lead
Operator-Triple S Development Corporation, 3l l0 El
Pifion SW, Albuquerque,NM 87105,phone:877-8395;
Gen.
Mgr.: DaleH. Carlson
Propertyowner-Triple S DevelopmentCorp.
SierraCo.; secs.18, 19, 23, 24, T. 13
S . ,R g s 8
. , 9W
5-20-80
copper
Operator-J. D. Dutton, Inc., P.O. Box 829,Olympia,WA
98507;Gen. Mgr.: Dave Gayman,421 E. Main (P.O. Box
2899),Farmington,NM 87401,phone:325-9500
Propertyowner-SharonSteelCorp., Mining Division,l9th
Floor UniversityClub Bldg.; 136E. SouthTemple,SaltLake
C i t y ,U T 8 4 1 II
G r a n tC o . ;s e c 4
. , T . l ? S . ,R . l 2 W .
6-24-80
potash
Operator-Paslay Construction, Industrial Park, P.O. Box
1137,Carlsbad,NM 88220,phone: 885-3157;Gen. Mgr::
John Paslay
Property owner-Amax ChemicalCorp., P.O. Box 219,
Carlsbad.NM 88220
E d d yC o . ;s e c 9
. , T . 1 9 S . ,R . 3 0 8 .
7-9-80
copper,
molybdenum
Operator-Quintana Minerals Corporation, P.O. Drawer
472, Truth or Consequences,
NM 87901,phone: 895-5317;
Personin charge:Milton W. Hood
Propertyowner-The CopperFlat Partnership,P.O. Drawer
4?2,Truth or Consequences,
NM 87901
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c s2. 6 , 3 5 ,T . 1 5S . , R . 7
7-9-80
uraruum
Operator-Teton Exploration Drilling Co., P.O. Drawer
A-1, Casper,WY, phone: 307-2654lOZiPersonin charge:
CharlesErnst,l5l0 Berryhill,Milan, NM, phone:2874221
Property owner-United Nuclear HomestakePartners,P.O.
Box9E,Grants,NM 87020
8-7-80
uranrum
Operator-Kerr-McGeeNuclear Corp., New Mines Div.,
Ambrosia l-ake, Crants, NM; Gen. Mgr.: Morris Worley,
Kerr-McGeeCenter, Oklahoma City, OK, phone: 405-2702638; Person in charge:Frank E. Peters(sameaddressand
phoneas above);Others:John H Swales,Supt., Ambrosia
Lake, Grants, NM, phone: 287-8382; Scott L. Hanson,
Safety Dr., ll3l Mt. Taylor, #114, Grants, NM, phone:
287-8332
Owner-Mrs. FloydLee,Grants,NM
McKinley Co.; I mi north of mile
marker107on NM-53 north;sec.l7
8-7-80
lead,zinc
Operator-Hillside claims,Farris mines,Box 587, Grants,
(Jack)Cox, sameaddress
NM 87020;Personin charge:Jesse
Owners-JerryF. Farris,MerleD. Burns,sameaddress
S o c o r r oC o . ; s e c .2 2 , T . 3 S . , R . 3 W . ;
Silver Mountain mining district; turn
left at Water Canyon road, approxroad
imately3 mi, turn right on access
Minerals:leadandzinc;federalland
8-ll-80
silver,gold,
copper
Operator-Silver Bar Mining Co., Inc., Box 97, Winston,
NM; Gen. Mgr.: Ira M. Young (sameaddressas above),
phone:336-4534,894-2422
Owner-Silver Bar Mining Co., lnc. (same addressand
phoneas above)
S i e r r aC o . t s e c .1 9 ,T . l l S . , R . 9 W . ;
from town of Chloride due west approximatelyl2 mi up ChlorideCreek
8-ll-80
mill
Operator-Silver Bar Mining Co., lnc., Box 97, Winston,
NM; Gen. Mgr.: Ira M. Young (sameaddressas above),
phone:3364534, 894-2422
Owner-Silver Bar Mining Co., Inc.
8-r9-E0
mill
Operator--ChemTech Inc., P.O. Box 86, Winston, NM
phone
87943;Gen.Mgr.: Harold V. Killgore(sameaddress),
894-3155;
Others:Paul A. Killgore,David N. Killgore(same
address)
Owner-PriscillaHowe,3l5 EastLogan,Emporia,Kansas
S i e r r aC o ; s e c . 2 1 ,T . l l S . , R . 8 W . ,
Black Range,Chloridemining district;
privateland; Custommilling: no. Ores
milled:silver,gold,copper
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c .2 2 ,T . l 0 S . , R . 9 w . ;
NM-52 to Turkey Creek road, follow
for approximately6 mi to old town of
Grafton: mill is located about % mi
south of Grafton. Ores milled: gold,
silver
8-25-80
gold
Operator-Sierra Blanca Milling, Box 838, Carrizozo, NM;
Billy D. Thomas, 400 Hull Rd., Ruidoso, NM, phone:
257-5OZZ1
Personin charge:Michael Henson,llth & "C"
Ave., Carrizozo,NM, phone:&48-2114;
Others:Jerry Kenyon, Albuquerque,NM, phone:292-8440
Lincoln Co.: north from Carrizozo on
NM-54, 24 mi, Ancho turnoff, turn
right, proceed I I mi to cattleguard,
turn right, go I % mi to largetrailer
8-25-80
mill
Operator-Sierra Blanca Milling and Processing,P.O. Box
2943,Ruidoso,NM, phone:257-9O62i
Gen. Mgr.: Billy D.
Thomas, same address,phone2257-5022;Others: Michael
Henson,Box 838,Carrizozo,NM, phone:648-21
l4
L i n c o l nC o . ; s e c .2 2 ,T . 5 S . , R . 1 2E . ;
Jicarillamining district;Custommilling: no. Oresmilled: placergravels
8-2E-80
Operator-Teton Exploration Drilling, P.O. Drawer A-1,
Casper,WY; Gen. Mgr.: Victor Magnus(sameaddressas
above);Person in charge:CharlesErnst, l5l0 Berryhill,
Milan, NM, phone: 287-4221;Others: Duane Roe, P.O.
Drawer A-1, Casper,WY, phone207-2654102
M c K i n l e yC o . ; s e c .1 7 ,T . l 5 N . , R . 1 2
W.; Grantsmineralbelt miningdistrict;
private land
9-8-80
Operator-Thomas Const. Mines, l16 Victoria St., Silver
City, NM; Gen.Mgr.: DavidWatson,637PeytonBldg.,Spokane WA, phone: 5M-747{70E; Person in charge: Angel
Castillo,I l6 VictoriaSt., SilverCity, NM 88061
CatronCo.; sec.29-30,T. l0 S., R. l9
W.; Cooney mining district; federal
land
w.
M c K i n l e yC o . ; s e c .1 3 ,T . 1 3N . , R . 9
w.
Fieldstudytours,Desert
soil-geomorphology
project
Field study tours will be held in October
Projl98l at the DesertSoil-Geomorphology
ect Area in southernNew Mexico. This project, informally termed the Desert Project,
evolurefersto a studyof soil and landscape
tion conductedby the Soil ConservationService from 1957to 1972.Researchat the Desa 400-sq-mi
ert Project, which encompasses
area astridethe Rio Grande valley, was carried out in cooperationwith the Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Department of
AgronomyarNew MexicoStateUniversityin
Las Cruces.
Two 4-day study sessions,for 40 participantseach,will be held during the weeksof
Octoberl2-16 and l9-23, 1981.Eachsession
will start with registrationand orientation
lecturesfrom 2-5 p.m. on Monday and will
end Friday noon. Field study tours will be
held from 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday,and Thursday,and from 8:00
a.m. to 12 noon on Friday. The studieswill
be conductedat22DesertProjectstudysites
wheredetailedsoil-geomorphicinvestigations
havebeencarriedout.
Fundamentalsin soil classification,soil
morphology, soil genesis, and soil-geomorphicrelationsas they pertainto arid and
semiaridregionswill be stressed.Soils of a
numberof greatgroupsin the Entisols,Aridisols,Mollisols,and Vertisolswill be studied
in the field. They will be illustratedin large
trenches and arroyo exposures, some of
which extendthrough severalkinds of soils
and illustrate soil boundaries.Dagnostic
systemwill
horizonsof the new classification
be emphasized.A new DesertProject Guidebook is being preparedfor theseand subsequent study tours. The tours will be led by
LelandH. Cile and JohnW. Hawley.
and rateswill be
A list of accommodations
furnishedso that participantscan maketheir
Estimatedfees,
own housingarrangenrents.
including box lunches,drinks, transportation, and the guidebook, will be approximately $50.00per studentand $1([.00 per
professional;additional copiesof the guidebook may be obtainedat $25.00each.Those
wishing to register for one of thesesessions
should contact Dr. John W, Hawley, New
Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral ReSocorro,NM 87801.
sources,
p. 25)
StolrieLakeftontinuedfrom
the United Statesfirst cameinto contact.Approximately65 mi west, SantaFe was establishedin 1610by the Spanishas the capital
of the new "Kingdom of New Mexico." The
was the link with
SantaFe Trail (1821-1879)
the East and its Anglos (English-speaking
Americans).One of the main branchesof the
trail passedthroughthe StorrieLake area,and
to the north and east,ruts of wagonwheelsare
still seen at many places. The trail passed
]F
NewMexico Geology
May l98l
29
souththroughthe present-day
Las Vegasarea
and turned west through the southernfoothills of the Sangrede Cristo Mountains.The
trail went throughtwo passesin The Creston,
Puerto del Norte and Puerto del Sur (the
North and South Gateways,now traversedby
NM-283 andUS-84-US-85,respectively).
Las Vegas(the Meadows),originally Nuestra Sefiorade los Doloresde Las Vegas(Our
Lady of Sorrowsof the Meadows),was not
settleduntil 1833,principally becausethe site
was vulnerableto Indian attack. Once established, the town prosperedfrom the trade
broughtin by thetrail.
During the MexicanWar, GeneralStephen
W. KearnyinvadedNew Mexicoto occupythe
land for the United States.He arrivedin Las
Vegason August 15, 1846,and thereofficially
proclaimedthat "all lands formerly in the
northern provincesof Mexico are now part
of the United Statesof America." He then
moved on to Santa Fe and passedthrough
Puerto del Norte (also known as Kearny's
Gap) approximately% mi south of Kearny's
Knob, a small prominencethat risesslightly
abovethe foothillsof the Sangrede Cristos.
The arrival of the Americans stimulated
migrationand trade on the SantaFe Trail and
brought prosperityto the young town. After
the Santa Fe Railway replacedthe trail in
1879, commerceincreasedto such a degree
that Las Vegasbecameone of the largercities
in the New Mexico Territory (which included
Arizonaat that time).
About 17 mi northeastof Storrie Lake are
the ruins of Fort Union (1850-1880).
The only
significantCivil War campaignin New Mexico was waged by the Confederates,whose
goalwasto capturethis fort and gainaccess
to
the Colorado gold fields. ln 1862a force of
Texas Volunteersswept up the Rio Grande
valley and capturedall settlementsas far north
as SantaFe. The Texansmovedeastand were
met at ApacheCanyon,approximately17 mi
from Santa Fe, by a combinedforce of Colorado Volunteersand Army regularsfrom Fort
Union. The Colorado Volunteersdestroyed
the Texan's supply train and forced them to
withdraw, thus ending hostilitiesin the Territory for the remainderof the war.
During its rapid growth, Las Vegasbecame
a typical wild-westtown, with hellions like
Billy the Kid, Bat Masterson,and Doc Holliday drifting through ahead of the slow advanceof law and order.
More peacefuldays followed. The area was
the setting for at least two silent films in the
early 1900's,one starringTom Mix, and several modernfilms in the last decade,including
The Evil which starred Richard Crenna and
was set in Montezuma.The Storrie Lake Irrigation Project helped produce excellent
vegetablecrops that were shippedthroughout
the nation between 1922 and 1945. Subsequently, lack of adequatewater forced abandonment of vegetablefarming. The area is
now primarily cattle country and the lake is
usedto irrigate grain fields usedfor duck and
geesefeedon the Las VegasNationalWildlife
Refuge.
MINING REGISTRATIONS(continued)
Date and
operauon
9-l 5-80
uranum
mill
Operator-JamesHamilton Const.Co., P.O. Drawer 1287,
SilverCity, NM 88061;Gen. Mgr.: Bill Hopwood,sameaddress,phone:388-1546;
Gen.Supt.:CharlesHamilton,P.O.
Box 249, Grants,NM 87020
9-15-80
copperrnill
Operator-JamesHamilton Const.Co., P.O. Drawer 1287,
SilverCity, NM 88061;Gen.Mgr.: Bill Hopwood,sameaddress,phone 388-1546;Gen. Supt.: Louis Wood, sameaddress,phone:same
Operator-Mon Jeau Mining & Minerals,Inc., P.O. Box
P.O.
404,Ruidoso,NM 88345;Gen.Mgr.: FredM. Sweeney,
Personin
Box 124, Ruidoso,NM 88345,phone:257-2774;
charge:same;Others:Sam J. Nunnally,P.O. Box 404, Ruidoso,NM; Guy M. Bowers,P.O. Box 1498,Ruidoso,NM;
Hugh L. Johnston,P.O. Box 36,Ruidoso,NM
Owners-same as the four peoplelistedabove
9-l 8-80
silver
New Mexico Geology
Location
ValenciaCo.; sec.Z, T. 12 N., R. ll
W., Grants mining district; private
land: 6 mi west of Grants, NM on
US_66
, . l7 S., R. 12
C r a n t C o . ; s e c .3 2 - 3 3T
W.; Central mining district; private
land; SE Vqsec.32,NW % sec.33,SW
tA sec.33
L i n c o l nC o . ; s e c 3
. 1 ,T . l 0 S . ,R . l 3 E . ,
Eagle Creek mining district; % mi up
Krause Canyon off NM-532 (Sierra
Blancaski run road); federalland
9-25-80
Operator-Black Hawk Consolidated Mines, Box 2518,
SilverCity, NM; Gen. Mgr.: Trevor Harder,sameaddress,
phone: 388-2914;Person in charge:same;Gen. Supt.: Gene
Galassini,ArenesValley, NM, phone:538-2095
Owner-Black Hawk Consolidated
Crant Co.; Bullard'sPeak;milemarker
100 through gat€ to SaddleRock Canyon, always turn left, 6 mi from US180;privateland
930-80
mill
Operator-Pilot Research and Experimental Laboratory,
Oro Quay Filter SandsCo.,9213 BellehavenNE, Albuquerque,NM 87112;Gen.Mgr.: Arnold Berget,phone:2984555,
sarneaddress
Owner-Richard T. Berget,sameaddress
. 0 ,T . l 2 N . , R . 7 E . ;
S a n t aF e C o . ; s e c 3
New Placers mining district; federal
land
10-l-80
mill
Operator-Hickland mine, Triple S Development Corporation,3ll0 El Pinon SW, Albuquerque,NM 87105;Gen.
Mgr.: Joe Glines,310Morgan St., Truth or Consequences,
NM 87901;Other officials: Dale Carlson, President;George
Rector, Vice-PresidenuJudy Carlson, Secretary,same address
Owner-Triple S DevelopmentCorporation
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c .1 4 ,T . 1 3S . , R . 9 W . ;
Hermosa mining districu National
ForestRoad 157south from Winston to
Hermosa, then turn down Palomas
Creek; sulfide lead-zinc-silver.Capacity: 5-10TPD; federalland
l0-7-80
mill
Operator-Tayopa mill, Tayopa Mining Co., 320 West "A"
Street, Lordsburg, NM, phone: 542-9514;Supt.: Jimmie
LeRoy Jones,l8l2 Mesquit€,Lordsburg,NM, phone:5429515:Others:Paulde Cacino,7l0l E. LakesideDr., Tucson,
AZ, phone:602-7N-9461
Owner-Southern Pacific Railroad
Hidalgo Co.; sec. 32, T. 22 S., R. 18
W.; 320 w. "A" Street,Lordsburg,
NM; Ores:goldandsilver.Capacity:20
tons; privateland
l0-l l-80
silver
Operator-Triple S DevelopmentCorp., 3110El Pinon SW,
Albuquerque,NM; Gen. Mgr.: Joe Glines,310Morgan St.,
Truth or Consquences,NM, phone: 894-3858;Others: Dale
Carlson, PresidenuGeorgeRector, Yice-President(sameaddress)
Operator-Churckrock mine, Teton Exploration Drilling,
P.O. DrawerA-1, Casper,WY; Cen. Mgr.: Victor Magnus,
sameaddressas above;Gen. Supt.: DuaneRoe, sameaddress
Personin charge:Joe Prenas above, phone: 307-255-4102;
dergast(DUR 2000),l5l0 Berry Hill, Milan, NM
Owner-Teton Exploration Drilling, P.O. Drawer A-1, Casper,WY
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c .1 4 ,T . 1 3S . , R . 9 W . ;
Hermosa mining district; National
ForestRoad 157southfrom Winston to
Hermosa,turn down PalomasCreek to
the mine (camp);federalland
to-22-80
copper,
silver
Operator-Black Hawk, ID No. 2901839, Black Hawk
NM
Mining Co., P.O. Box l0l, Truth or Consequences,
87901;Gen. Mgr.: KennerhE. Wiuie,42l8 S.?th, Abilene,
TX 79605;Personin charge:Don Fingado, 300 Coal, Truth
NM; Other officials: Mr. J. J. Finley, Eastor Consequences,
land, TX
Owner-M. Franciswittie and others,4218 South 7th, Ab!
lene,TX ?9605
S i e r r aC o . ; S - 2 , T . l l S . , R . 9 W . ;
Black Range(Apache)mining district;
public national forest; turn west at
NM-52 mileagemarker 49 (3/emi north
of Winston) and follow Dry Creek
Road 6 mi to mine. Minerals: copper,
silver
l0-80
gold, silver
Operator-Little Granite, Brammel Construction Co.,
GeneralDelivery, Winston, NM; Gen. Mgr.: William Buchmeier,GeneralDelivery,Winston, NM
Sam McGill,
Owners-Larry Brammel, Gainesville, fi;
Bowie,TX; Frank Turley, Mesa,AZ
Operator-Ruby mine #3, Teton Exploration Drilling, P.O.
Drawer A-1, Casper,WY; Gen. Mgr.: Victor Magnus, same
address, phone: 3U7-2654102;Person in charge: Charles
Ernst (DUR1000), 1510 Berryhill, Milan, NM, phone:
2874221;Gen. Supt.: DuaneRoe, P.O. Drawer A-1, Casper,
WY
Owner-Western Nuclear Corp., P.O. Box 899, Thoreau,
NM 87323
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c .2 1 , T . l 0 S . , R . 9 W . ;
Carpenter3 mining district; I mi north
on state road to Turkey Creek, follow
road 8 mi to end of road
Minerals: gold and silver; federalland
I l-10-80
gold
Operator-Melba l-7, Missouri Resources,Lone Pine, CA
(lessers);Gen. Mgr.: Don Reynolds, 170 Vista, Santa Fe,
NM, phone: 983-3952;Person in charge: GeorBeAguilar,
Gen.Del., Socorro,NM (l I l0 Evergreen)
Owner-George Aguilar, lll0 Evergreen, Socorro, NM;
RossMarring,Box 1l4l, Espanola,NM 87532
SocorroCo.; secs.1, 2, 3, 10, ll, 12,T.
9 S., R. 6 W.; south of Socorro to
Nogal Canyon, west to Springtime to
south end of San Mateo Mtn. off the
Monfiedo road; San Jose mining district; gold; privateland
ll-17-80
Operator-Baldy mine, Look Mining, Box 273, Blanding,
UT 84511;Gen. Mgr.: Tim Perkins,sameaddress,phone:
SocorroCo.; secs.17, 18, 19, T. 3 S.,
R. 3 W.; Magdalenamining district ap-
t0-22-80
uranium
l l-5-80
uranium
-Waldemere Bejnar (revised 1980) gold, silver
May 1981
andowners
ODerators
McKinleyCo.; sec.17,T. 16N., R. 16
W.; Grants mineral belt; from Grants,
I-40 westto McCaffey exit, serviceroad
west approximately5 mi, turn right on
Churchrock road 8 mi. mine is on left
handside; privateland
M c K i n l e yC o . ; s e c .1 1 , T . 1 5 N . , R . 1 2
W.; Grants mineral belt; north on
NM-56 from Thoreau,NM, to Smith
Lake (10 mi); underground; 2 vent
shafts (#25-2-eastBH, #2!X-west BH);
privateland