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Industrialmineralsforumto meet
The lTth annual meeting of the Forum on the
Geologyof Industrial Minerals will be held in AlbuquerqueMay 12-15,1981."The IndustrialMinerals
and Rocks of the Southwest" is the theme of the
conference.Three field trips will be held in connection with the meeting: one to the Carlsbadpotash
mines,another to north-centralNew Mexico, and a
third to the U.S. Gypsum perlite operation near
Grants. Write or call: Mark Logsdon, Registration
Chairman, lTth Annual Forum on the Geologyof
Industrial Minerals. New Mexico Bureau of Mines
and Mineral Resources,Campus Station, Socorro,
NewMexico87801(505/835-5334).
Uraniumgeologyand
explorationcourse
A three-dayshort coursein uranium geologyand
exploration is to be offered in Houston, Texas,on
Junel?-19, 1981,by R. H. De Voto of the Colorado
Schoolof Mines. The coursecoversa) the geoehemistry and geologyof uranium, b) the mechanismsimportant in the generation of anomalous uranium
concentrations,c) the many geologicenvironments
favorable for the formation of economic and subeconomicuranium deposits,d) the geologyand geochemistry of the principal uranium districts of the
world, and e) explorationtechniquesand programs.
Registration fee: $350. For information regarding
the course,contactUranium GeologyInc., 675Estes
St., Lakewood,Colorado80215.
UtahGeologicalAssociation
1982field trip
The Utah GeologicalAssociation 1982field trip
and guidebook will cover the Overthrust Belt of
Utah, with particular emphasison the Overthrustin
central and southernUtah. The field trip will considerthe geologicrelationshipsin centralUtah and is
scheduledfor September2U22, 1982.The trip will
be led by Doug Sprinkel of Placid oil Cornpany,
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irv Witkind of the U.S.
Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado. The guidebook editor is Dennis Nielson of the Earth Science
Laboratory, University of Utah ResearchInstitute,
Salt Lake City, Utah. Additional detailson the field
trip and a call for papersfor the guidebook will be
announcedat a later date.
Abstracts
GSA
PnorEnozotc KoMATIITES
FRoM THE Seltonn ot
Cnrsro MouNrarNs,NoRTH-cENrnelNew Msxrco.
by William F. Wyman, New Mexico Bureau of
Mines and Minsral Resources,Socorro,NM 87801
Peridotitic komatiites of Proterozoic age have
been documentedin only a few scatteredlocations
throughout the world. The ultramafic locations
rocks of New Mexico are believedto be the first Proterozoic(1.7-1.8 b.y.) komatiitesidentifiedin the
United States,and only the secondoccurrenceof
suchrocks describedin North America.
The ultramafics contain between 19 and 27 wt.
percentMgO, low TiO' (<0.50 wt. percent),SiOr
((45 wt. percent),Na,O and K,O (both 0.9 wt. percent), and have CaOlAlzOr ratios of greater than
0.8. These rocks consistentlyplot within the periMay l98l
New Mexico Ceolog!
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
dotitic komatiite field on chemical variation diagramsdescribedin the literature. Trace metal ratios
are also consistent with this interpretation as is the
presenceof selectedquenchtextures.The komatiiiic
rocks are interbeddedwith high-Mg tholeiites(now
amphibolites) and minor mafic meta-sedimentary
rocks, and appearto be part of an extensivemiddle
Proterozoicvolcano-sediment:uy
terranethat is collectively called the Pecos greenstonebelt. An extrusive origin for many of the komatiitic rocks is
suggestedby pillowlike structures,polyhedraljointing, relict flow banding, cumulus textures, and
chilled margins.The chilled marginsexhibit skeletal
tremolite (after clinopyroxene)in a matrix of chlorite. The chlorite probably representsdevitrified
glassymaterial originally formed during quenchirig.
Spinifex textureshave not yet been found. The remaining ultramafic units are believedto be hypabyssal equivalents of the flows based primarily on
whole-rock geochemistryand the lack of extrusive
textures.
New publications
Earthquake
catalogaYailable
Earthquake cotalog of northern New Mexico is a
quarterly publication preparedby Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. It is a
summary of earthquakeslocated in northern New
Mexico that have beendetectedby the Los Alamos
seismicarray. Data are presentedin the form of
tables and epicenterrnapswith a brief explanatory
text. In the first issue,earthquakesare listed from
September1973 through December1979.The following issueslist earthquakesin quarterly presentations. lssues are available free of charge by contacting JoyceWolff, MS 676, Los Alamos National
Laboratory,P.O. Box 1663,Los Alamos,NM 87545,
or by callingGroupG-7, (505)667-7165.
Mineralwastestabilization
publication
Reports of felt shocksare almost exclusivelyfrom
the Rio Grande rift, whereasthe instrumental epicentersare distributedthroughout the state. $3.00
rCircular 17t-Pennsylvanian crinoids frorn Sangre
de Cristo and SacramentoMountains of New Mexico, by Harrell L. Strimple, 1980,16 p., 2 pls., 2
tables, 2 figs. Discussestwelve speciesrepresenting
eight genera of inadunate crinoids reported from
Lower and Middle Pennsylvanianstrata of New
Mexico. Two new speciesare proposed: Diphuicrinus sontaleensrsn. sp. and Aglaocrinus sutherlondin, sp.
$3.m
tMemoir 3t-Geology and mineral technologyof
the Grants uranium region 1979, compiled by C.
Rautman in cooperationwith 83 authors, 1980,400
p., 66 tables, 483 figs. The continued expansionof
national energyprogramshasresultedin new growth
and explorationin the Grants uranium region. This
volumecontains45 papersand expandedpapersplus
four abstracts,all given at the 1979Grants Uranium
Symposium,Albuquerque,New Mexico.
$18.00
*Hydrologic Report S-Ground water in the Sandia
and Northern ManzanoMountains,New Mexico, by
Frank B. Titus, 1980,66p., 3 tables,22figs.Shows
the relationshipbetweengeologyand ground-water
availability in the Sandia and northern Manzano
Mountains; the study is not designedto give quantitative answersbut describesavailability and quality
ofground waterin the aquifers.
$7.00
usGs
Ctnculens
Circular 828-Future supplyof oil and gasfrom the
PermianBasin of westTexasand southeasternNew
Mexico, a report of the InteragencyOil and Gas
SupplyProject, U.S. Departmentof the Interior and
U.S. Departmentof Energy,1980,57p.
This interagencyreport is the first resultingfrom a
projected series of pilot studies on methods to
estimatethe future supply of oil and gas from the
United States.The PermianBasinwasselectedas an
exampleof a mature producing basin. The future
supplyis estimatedin termsof depthincrementsand
price. Mean valuesof undiscoveredoil and gas suggest that about 95 percentof the oil and 83 percent
of the gas originally containedin the basin may alreadyhavebeenfound.
Plptns pnnsErrnper 1980urETrNcANDFrELDTRrp,
Mrtnnal W,o\stg SrA.nrLrzATroNLtetsoN CotttMIrrEE,by Corale L. Brierley (compiler), 1981,New
Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, MtscpLLnxeousrNvEsrIcATtoNs
SERIES
l,l0 p.
Ml-l220-Geologic map of the Steins quadrangle
and the adjacent part of the Vanar quadrangle,
Includes paperson minerals environmentaltech- Hidalgo County, New Mexico, by Harald Drewes
nology research,OSM permit baselineenvironmen- and C. H. Thorman, 1980,scalel:24,000
tal data, phosphateresearch,impact of hydrology Ml-1226-Leasable mineral and waterpower land
on mine waste stabilization, use 9f saline ground classificationmap of the Raton I ' by 2 o quadrangle,
water for reclamationin the San Juan Basin,effects New Mexico and Colorado, compiled by D. A. Deof endomycorrhizaeon shrub and grassgrowth in
cicco, E. D. Patterson,and G. A. Lutz, 1980,lat.
the Southwest, revegetationmanagement-soilmi36o-37o,long. 104"-106o,scalel:250,000(l inch =
crobiological interactions, revegetationtests at a about 4 mi), sheet24 by 36 inches(supercedes
Openuranium mill site, and reclamation at the Climax, file Rept. 78-72)
Urad, and Hendersonminesin Colorado.
PRoFEssroNAL
PAPERS
NMBMMR
P-1192-The Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) amtCircular l7l-Earthquakes in New lvledco, 1849- monitefamily CoilopoceratidaeHyatt in the western
1977,by Allan R. Sanford, KennethH. Olsen, and interior of the United States,by W. A. Cobban and
LawrenceH. Jaksha,1981,20p., 3 tables,3 figs., I
S. C. Hook, 1980,28p.,2l pls.
appendix. Discussesthe seismicity of New Mexico
Three specieseach of the generaHoplitoides and
and its relation to major physiographicprovinces Coilopoceras and one speciesof the new genusl/erand local geologicconditionswithin eachprovince. rickicerasare describedand illustrated. Intraspecific
Earthquake data analyzedare l) felt shocksbefore variation, lineage, and geographicdistribution are
1962with maximum intensitiesof V or greaterand treated.Most of the westerninterior specimensare
2) instrumentallylocated shocks with local magni- from New Mexico, and all specimensillustrated in
tudes of 1.5 or greater for the period 1962-1977. the report are from there.
Ou- ntp cAs INvEsrIcATIoNs
cHARTs
OC-l09-Effect upon borehole-gravitydata of salt
structurestypical of the WIPP site (northern Delaware Basin), Eddy County, New Mexico, by J. W.
Schmoker,1980,I sheet
NEw topocnnpHlc MAPs
+BassettLake, 1980,lat. 32', long. 105o45',scale
l:?A,000,contourinterval20and 10ft
rEl PasoDraw, 1980,lat. 32"22'30", long. 105o 37'
30", scafe1:?4,000,
contourinterval20 and l0 ft
rOwl Tank CanyonEast, 1980,1a1.32"7'30",long.
105'45', scalel:24,000,contour interval20 and 10
ft
{SixteenCanyon, 1980,lat. 32"22'30', long. 105'
30', scalel:24,ffi, contourinterval20 ft
rStockardWell, 1980,lat.32'15', long. 105o30',
scalel:24,000, contour interval 20 ft
tStoneWell, 1980,lat.32"l5', long. 105'3?'30',
scalel:24,000,contour interval 20 ft
RevtseoropocRApHlcMAps(pHoro REvIsIoN)
iAbeytas, 1952,revised1979,lat. 34"22,30',,long.
106'45' , scale l:24,000, contour interval 20 and l0
ft
*Becker, 1952,revised1979,lat, 14.22,30,,,long.
106'30', scaleI:24,000,contourinterval20ft
tFarmingtonNorth, 1952,revised1979,lat. 36.45,,
long. 108'7'30', scalel:24,0fl0,contourinterval20
and l0 ft
rGallegosTradingPost, 1963,revised1979,lat. 36o
30', long. 108o,scalel:24,000,contour intervall0
ft
rHorn Canyon,1965,revisedl9'l9,lat 36"3'1,30,,
long. 108o,scalel:24,000,contour interval20and
l0 ft
tHugh I-ake, 1965,revised1979,Lat.36.30,,long.
108"7'30',scalel:24,000,contourintervall0 ft
rl-a Plata, 1963, revised1979,lar. 36"52,30,,, \ong.
108o7'30',scale1:24:000,
contourinterval20 ft
rMitten Rock, 1965,revised1979,lat. 36"30,, long.
'30',
108"52
scalel:2,000, contourinterval20 ft
tSand Spring, 1966,revised1979,lat. 36"37,10,,
long. 108"52'30', scalel:24,000,contour interval
20 ft
*SulphurSpring,1966,revised1979,lat.36o!7 ,30,,,
long. 108'37'30", scalel:2,000, contour interval
20 ft
rTable Mesa,1966,revised1979,Lat.36"30,,long.
108'37'30', scalel:2,000, contourinterval20ft
rThe HogbackNorth, 1966,revised1979,lat. 36.
37'30', long.108o30',
scale1:24,000,
contourinterval 20 ft
rThe HogbackSouth, 1966,revised1979,lat.
36o
30', long. 108'30', scalel:24,000,contourinterval
20 ft
tTome, 1952,revised1979, lat. 34"37,30,, long.
106'17'30', scalel:24,000,contourinterval10ft
f TomeNE, 1952,revised1979,lat. 34.37,30,,,long.
106"30',scalel:24,000,contour interval20 and l0
ft
rVequita, 1952,revised1979,lat. 36"52,30,,,long.
lO8'7't0', scalel:24,000,contourintervall0 ft
NewMexicoEnergy& Minerals
Department
New Mexico geothermalinstitutional handbook, by
GeorgeScudellaandDennisFedor,1980,67p.
NewMexicoEnergyInstitute
Geothermalresourcesof New Mexico, compiled by
C. A. Swanberg,1980,scalel:500,000,I sheer
Includesdata on thermal springsand wells (surface and bottom-hole temperatures),low-temperature geothermalwaters,known geothermalresource
areas,and heatflow in the Rio Granderift area.
Map availablefree of charge from: New Mexico
Energy Institute at New Mexico State University,
Box 3EI, Las Cruces,NM 88003
NewMexicoStateEngineer
Basic Data Report-Hydrologic maps and data for
SantaFe County,New Mexico,by W. A. Mourant,
preparedin cooperationwith the USGS, 19g0, lg0
p.,3 tables,4figs.
SandiaNationalLabs
SAND E0-7096-Seismicityin rhe areaof the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), by Allan Sanford,
Scott Sandford,Tim Wallace,Larry Barrows,Joel
Sheldon,Roger Ward, StevenJohansen.and Linda
Merritt, 1980
U.S.Department
of Agriculture,
Soil
Conservation
Service
The DesertProject soil monograph-soils and landscapesof a desert region astride the Rio Grande
valley near Las Cruces,New Mexico, by L. H. Gile
andR. B. Grossman,1979,984
p,
This publication is a companion volume to Sor/s
and geomorphologyin a basin-and-rangearea of
southernNew Mexico, by L. H. Gile, J. W. Hawley,
and R. B. Grossman,in preparationas NMBMMR
Memoir 39; expectedpublicationdateis mid- l9g l.
U.S.Department
of Energy
Rept. DE-AC21-7tM-San Juan Basin reportearly Tertiary geology, coal, and the potential for
methanerecoveryfrom coal beds in Colorado and
New Mexico,by Judy Lent, 1980,13l p., 12 tables,
zl0figs.,4 appendices,
l2 mapsin pockets
Includesindexesof water-resources
investigations
in Colorado, 1977,water resourcesinvestigationsin
New Mexico, 1978;USCS Prof. Paper 676-Geology and fuel resourcesof the Fruitland Formation
and Kirtland Shaleof the SanJuan Basin.New Mexico and Colorado,by J. E. Fassertand J. S. Hinds,
1971,secondprinting 197'1,76p.; and USGSBulletin l48l-Bibliography of geologyand hydrology,
San Juan Basin, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona,
andUtah, by A. F. Wright, 1979,123p.
GlQ-005(t0)-National uranium resourceevaluation, Raton quadrangle,I.lewMexico and Colorado,
by B. E. Reid,G. B. Griswold,L. C. Jacobsen,
and
R. H. Lessard,NMBMMR, preparedfor U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction office, under
contractno. DE-ACI3-76GJ01664
and BendixField
Engineering Corporation, sub-contract no. ?8123-E,1980,83 p., ll tables,3 figs., 28 pls., 7 appendices
For sale by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation, Technical Library, P.O. Box 1569, Grand
Junction.CO 81502
Open-file reports
NMBMMR
t120-The geology of the west-central
Magdalena
Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico, by S. A.
Bowring,1980,135p., 1 table,14figs.,map $28.00
*l2l-Documentation for
computerizationof geothermal activity in New Mexico, by N. H. Mizell,
1980,21p.
$5.,10
*l22-Geology of the Precambrian
rocks of the
Lemitar Mountains, by Virginia McLemore, 19g0,
207p., l9 tables,l5 figs.,3 maps
w.q
rl23-Geology
of the Squaw Peak area, Magdalena, by M. A. Donze, 1980, l3l p., 2l figs.,
map
$27.20
tl24-Late Cenozoic freshwaterMollusca of New
Mexico: an annotatedbibliography, by D. W. Taylor, 1980,5lp.
$10.20
rl25-Petrology, diagenesis,and genetic
stratigraphy of the EoceneBaca Formation, Alamo Navajo Reservationand vicinity, SocorroCounty, New
Medco, by StevenCather,1981,263p.,7 tables,75
figs., 2 appendices,map
$53.60
*126-Overview of geology as related to environmental concernsin New Mexico, by J. W. Hawley
andD. W. Love,1981,39p.
$7.80
*l28-Geology
County,
of the Gallinas Peak area, Socorro
New Mexico, by T. Matthev Laroche,
1981,152p., maps
$32.40
*l29-Geology of the Sawmill Canyon area of the
MagdalenaMountains, Socorro County, New Mexi c o , b y S u s a n R o t lh9,8 l , 9 6 p . , 2 m a p s
$21.m
tl35-Geology of the Water Canyon-Jordan Canyon areas,Socorro County, New Mexico, by Ward
Sumner,151p., I map
$32.20
t136-Geology of the northeastern Datil Mountains,Socorroand CatronCounties,New Mexico, by
RichardW.Harrison,1981,146p.,2maps $31.20
usGs
80-214-Report to United StatesDepartmentof the
Interior, Geological Survey, on recommendations
for abandonment of the Wills-Weaver mine and
mine shafts, Carlsbad,New Mexico, by Colder Asp., l7 oversizesheets
sociates,1980,,146
E0-259-Land use and land cover and associated
mapsfor Hobbs,Texas,New Mexico,lat 32oto 33o,
long 102'to l(X', scalel:250,000
80-2.60-Land use and land cover and associated
mapsfor Clovis,Texas,New Mexico,lat 34" to 35",
long 102"to 104', scalel:250,000
t0-261-Land use and land cover and associated
mapsfor Brownfield, Texas,New Mexico, lat 33o to
34', long l02o to 104o,scalel:250,000
t0-2,64-Land use and land cover and associated
mapsfor Tucumcari,New Mexico, Texas,lat 35o to
36o,long l02o to 104o,scalel:250,00
t0-564-Planning report for the southwestalluvial
basins(east)regional aquifer-systananalysis,parts
of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas,by D. W.
Wilkins,W. B. Scott,and C. A. Kaehler,1980,43 p.
Microfiche$3.50,papercopy$5.50
E0-753-Annual water-resources review, White
SandsMissileRange,New Mexico, 1980,by R. R.
Cruz,28p.
EO-7EE-Geologicmap and sectionsof the Sonsela
Butte 4 SE quadrangle,Apache County, Arizona,
and SanJuan and McKinley Counties,New Mexico,
by V. P. Byers, 1980, I over-sizesheet, scale
l:24,000.
Microfiche$.50,papercopy$3.50
t0-El7-Bibliography of reportsby USGSpersonnel
pertainingto undergroundnucleartestingand radioactive waste disposalat the Nevada Test Site and
radioactive waste disposal at the WIPP site, New
Mexico, January l, 1979,to December31, 1979,
p.
1980,by V. M. Glanzman,23
t0-928-Late Cenozoicphysiographicevolution of
the Ocatevolcanicfield, north-centralNew Mexico,
by J. M. O'Neill and H. H. Mehnert,58p.
80-95-Aeromagnetic map of the Buck Robinson
Peak area, Arizona and New Mexico, 1980,I oversizesheet,scalel:62,500
t0-997-Aeromagnetic map of the Little Dog-Pup
Canyon area, New Mexico, 1980, I oversizesheet,
scalel:62,500
t0-1099-Regional geologyand Cenozoichistory of
Pecos region southeastern,by George Bachman,
1980
t0-1l2t-Aeromagnetic map of the southernpart of
the Silver City l" by 2" quadrangle,Arizona and
New Mexico,1980,4 oversizesheets,scalel:62,500
t0-1162-Occurrence of tungsten in the Sangrede
Cristo Rangenear Santa Fe, New Mexico: Possible
stratabound scheeliteperipheral to favorable settings for volcanogenicmassive-sulfidedeposits,by
R. H. Moenchand M. S. Erickson,1980,23p.
E0-1226-Overburdengeochemistryof the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management experimental coal
mining reclamation site at Ojo Encino, northeast
McKinley County, SanJuan Basin, New Mexico, by
F
New Mexbo
Geologlt
May l98l
T. K. Hinkley, J. R. Herring,K. S. Smith,and J. G.
Boerngen,1980,2l p.
Microfiche$3.50,papercopy$2.50
tll-l23l-Overburden geochemistryof U.S. Bureau
of Land Managementexperimental coal mining reclamation site at Kimbeto, southeasternSan Juan
County, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, by T. K.
Hinkley, J. R. Hening, K. S. Smith, and J. C.
Boerngen,19E0,26p.
Microfiche$3.50,papercopy$3.25
t0''12t9-Coal test drilling for the De-Na-Zin Bisti
area, San Juan County, New Mexico, by R. W. Wilson and R. W. Jentgen,l9E0
New proiects
usGs
935G02975--Oredepositsand geochemistryof late
magmaticenvironment,by P. Modreski, R. B. Taylor, and S. Ludington. To study the physical and
chemical processes that are active in the late
magmatic-hydrothermalenvironment and to relate
theseprocesses
to the developmentof ore deposits.
Experimentalwork in the laboratory will investigate
chemical systemsdefined in the course of field investigations.Objectives include studies of l) the
molybdenum-bearing high-silica rhyolite system
(Ludington), with field study near Questa, New
Mexico, and laboratorywork usingRestonfacilities,
and 2) silver (cobalt?)system(Modreski),with field
studiesin cooperation with the Challis CUSMAP
project, Idaho. An important objectiveof this project is to develop experimentalcapability for conducting investigationsinto the geochemistryof hydrothermalsystemsat the Denvercenter.
n
(l
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Yucca(Yuccaelata).
May l9tl
NewMuico Geologlt
MINING REGISTRATIONS
(MARCH21, 1980TO DECEMBER
29, l9E0)
Albuquerque,
NM 87107
StateMineInspector
23110
MenaulN.E.
Date and
operation
Operatorsand owners
3-21-80
coal
Operator-Consolidation Coal Co., 3535 E. 30th St.,
Farmington,NM 87401;Gen. Mgr.: MarcusA. Wiley,2ll5
Tierra, Farmington,NM 87,tOl, phone:327-&26
Propertyowner-Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ 86515
SanJuan Co.; sec.25, T. 25 N., R. 16
W.; Navajoland
3-25-80
gold mill
Operator-H and H Minerals, Box 1359, Silver City, NM
88051;Personin charge:Robert L. Holliday
Propertyown€r-Robert L. Holliday
Grant Co.; sec.31, T. 2l S., R. l6 W.;
Gold Hill district; privateland
Oresrnilled: gold and silver; no custom
milling
3-25-E0
coal
Operator-Arroyo Mines, Inc., Star Route, Box 16-8, Bernafillo, NM 870014,phone: 867-3594;Gen. Mgr.: Jack A.
Lawrence
Property owner-Albert J. Firchau, P.O. Box 65, Monroe,
WA
SandovalCo.; sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 2
3-31-E0
silver
Operator-Suncity Mining Co., l50l N. Cilbert Rd., Mesa,
Arizona 85203, phone: 602-E34-9102;Gen. Mgr.: Gene
Phipps,Winston, NM 87943,phonetE94-2141
Propertyowner-unlisted
SierraCo.; sec.21, T. l0 S., R. 9 W.;
federal land
.l-4-80
gold
Operator-Aragon Recovery Systems,Box l7l, Truth or
NM E7901;Gen. Mgr.: Gene B. Stowe, 503
Consequences,
Wyona fl22, Truth or Consequences,NM 87901, phone:
894-2087
Propertyown€r-unlisted
SierraCo.; secs.5,6, T. l0 S., R. 5 W.;
federal forest land
+7-E0
silver,gold
Operator-Warner-Culch'Mining Co., Box E6l, Carrizozo,
NM Et30l; Cen. Supt.: Charlie Ward, 37U W. Bonanza
Road, Las Vcgas,NV t9107
Property owners-Frank Reich, Carl B. Nigh, Don Jarcho,
1900S. Susan,SanraAna, CA 927(X;CharlieWard, 372 W.
Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV t9107; Chuck Truax, P,O.
Box 861, Calr.izozo,NM 8E301;Arvil Mims, 7914 Wishing
Well, Las Vegas,NV E9l19
Lincoln Co.; secs.25, 25, 36, T. 5 S.,
R. l2 E.; federalland
4-1G80
uranlum
Operator-AMIRAN
Co., Ltd., 10013 Oub Ct. IIW,
Albuquerque,NM 87114,phone:t97-47t7;Gen. Mgr.: Arjang Safiri
Propertyowners-Johnny and Harry Desiderio
McKinleyCo.; scc.26,T.13 N., R. l0
W.; Grants mining district; Indian
allottedland
4-2s-80
uranium
Operator-Cobb Nuclear Corp., 313 Washington SE,
Albuquerque, NM 87108; Gen. Mgr.: Richard Stevenson,
Box 134O,Cran$, NM 87020,phonei287-7474
Prop€rtyowner-Cobb NuclearCorp,
McKinleyCo.; sec.12,T. 14 N., R. l0
W.; Ambrosia Lake district; private
land
5-5-80
mill
Operator-G.L.G. DevelopmentCorporation, l3l0l Preston
Rd., Suite3fl), Dallas,Tx 752.m;Gen. Mgr.: GlenE. Stevenson, Star Route2, Box 628, Socorro,NM 87E01
Prop€rtyowner-Claude Wallace,Magdalena,NM 87825
Socorro Co.; private land; 3 mi E and
% mi S of Magdalena
Ores milled: barite, silver, lead; does
custommilling
5-5-80
utaruum
Operator-Lloyd Scott thilling, 1205California NE, Albuquerque, NM E7ll0; Person in charge: J. E. Straka, 5341
WyomingBlvd. NE, Albuquerque,NM 87109,phone:
821-7192
Property owner-Union Carbide Corp., P.O. Box 1029,
GrandJunction,CO 81501
SandovalCo.; secs.4,9, 16,T. 13N.,
R.6E.
5-13-E0
gold, silver
Operator-Cochise Mining, Box 271, Clenwood, NM 88039,
phone:539-2322;Cen. Mgr.: Hugh Bearup
Propertyowner-Cochise Mining
Catron Co.; secs.15, 15,T. l0 S., R.
19 W.; Cooney mining district; private
land
5-lt-80
gold, silver
Operator-Tayopa Mining Co., Inc., 320 W. A Street,
Lordsburg,NM 8Efi5, phone:542-9525;Gen. Mgr.: Jimmie
LeRoy Jones
Property owner-Jirnmie LeRoy Jones, l8l2 Mesquite,
Lordsburg,NM EEO45
HidalgoCo.; secs.l, 36, T. 22 S. R. 17
W.; Gold tlill mining district; federd
land
5-19-80
mill
Operator-Aragon RecoverySystems,P,O. Box l7l, Truth
c Consequences,
NM t7901; Gen, Mgr,: GeneStowe
Property owners-Richard Drappo, 224E N. Bush Hwy.,
Mesa, AZ t5205; Frank Foster, 10714 E. Mercury Dr.,
ApacheJunction, AZ8522Oi Jerry Longford, P.O. Box l7l,
Truth or Consequences,
NM E7901;Dave Pierce,lfi)O Pershing, Truth or Cons€quences,
NM E7901;CeorgeBrown, 1616
GreenwoodAve., Roswell, NM tt20l; GeneStowe,3710E.
Arbor Circle, Mesa,42 E5206;Dave Cavan, I l0l5 N. Montrose Way, Scottsdale,AZ E5254; John Conner, 4U4 N.
DesertCrest,Scottsdal€,AZ E5253
SierraCo.; secs.5,6, T. l0 S., R. 5 W.;
Monticello mining district; federalland
5-29-E0
lead
Operator-Mulberry Mining Company, Box 66, Cliff, NM
E8028;Gen.Mgr.: DavidNorris;phone:535-2194
Prop€rtyowners-David Norris and StephenMcCauley
Grant Co.; sec.20, T. 19S., R. 16W.;
privateland
6-5-80
gold, silver
lead,copper
barite
Operator-The Pan AmericanTrust, P,O. Box 134,Socorro,
NM E7801,phone:835-1500;
Gen.Mgr.: A. Lynn Lindholm
Propertyowner-Leased from Henry Papa, Magdalena,NM
E7E25
SocorroCo,; secs.5, 6, 7, t, T, 3 S., R.
3 W.; privateland
66-t0
mill
Operator-{obb Nuclear Corporation, 313 WashingtonSE,
Albuquerque, NM E7108;Supt.: Willie Chavez, Box 623,
Magdalena,NM 8?E25,phone:E54-2761
Propertyowner-Cobb NuclearCorporation
SocorroCo.; sec.2, T. 3 S., R. 4 w.;
Magdalenamining district; federalland
Ores milled: lead, zinc, copper, gold,
silver, tungsten;doescustommilling
w.
MININC RECISTRATIONS(continued)
Date and
operaUon
Operatorsandowners
Location
6-6-80
lead,zinc,
copper,gold,
silver,
tungsten
Operator-Cobb NuclearCorporation,313WashingtonSE,
Albuquerque,NM 87108;Supt.: Willie Chavez,Box 623,
Magdalena,NM 87825,phone: 854-27
6l
Propertyowner-Cobb NuclearCorporation
Socorro Co.; secs.6, 7, 12, T. 3 S.,
Rgs3
. ,4W.
6-9-80
silver,lead
Operator-Triple S DevelopmentCorporation, 3ll0 El
Pifion SW, Albuquerque,NM 87105,phone:877-8395;
Gen.
Mgr.: DaleH. Carlson
Propertyowner-Triple S DevelopmentCorp.
Operator-J. D. Dutton, Inc., P.O. Box 829,Olympia,WA
98507;Gen. Mgr.: Dave Cayman,421 E. Main (P.O. Box
2899),Farmington,NM 8?401,phone:325-9500
Propertyowner-Sharon SteelCorp., Mining Division,l9th
Floor UniversityClub Bldg.; 136E. SouthTemple,SalrLake
c i t y , u T 8 4 1 II
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c s .1 8 , 1 9 , 2 3 , U , T .
S . ,R g s 8 , 9 W .
6-24-80
potash
Operator-Paslay Construction, Industrial Park, P.O. Box
1137,Carlsbad,NM 88220,phone: 885-3157;Gen. Mgr.:
JohnPaslay
Property owner-Amax Chemical Corp., P.O. Box 279,
Carlsbad,NM 88220
E d d yC o . ;s e c 9
. , T . l 9 S . ,R . 3 0E .
7-9-80
copper,
molybdenum
Operator-Quintana Minerals Corporation, P.O. Drawer
472, Truth or Consequences,
NM E7901,phone: 895-5317;
Personin charge:Milton W. Hood
Propertyowner-The CopperFlat Partnership,P.O. Drawer
472,Truth or Consequences,
NM 87901
7-9-80
uranlum
Operator-Teton Exploration Drilling Co., P.O. Drawer
A-1, Casper, WY, phone: 307-2654102iPerson in charge:
CharlesErnst,l5l0 Berryhill,Milan, NM, phone:2814221
Property owner-United Nuclear HomestakePartners,P.O.
Box98, Grants,NM 87020
Operator-Kerr-Mccee Nuclear Corp., New Mines Div.,
Ambrosia Lake, Grants, NM; Gen. Mgr.: Morris Worley,
Kerr-Mccee Center, Oklahoma City, OK, phone: 405-2702638; Person in charge:Frank E. Peters(sameaddressand
phoneas above);Others:John H. Swales,Supt., Ambrosia
Lake, Crants, NM, phone: 287-8382i Scott L. Hanson,
Safety Dir., ll3l Mt. Taylor, #114,Grants, NM, phone:
287-8332
Owner-Mrs. FloydLee,Grants,NM
M c K i n l e yC o . ; s e c .1 3 ,T . 1 3N . , R . 9
8-7-80
lead,zinc
Operator-Hillside claims, Farris mines, Box 687, Grants,
NM 87020;Personin charge:Jesse(Jack)Cox, sameaddress
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, approximately3 mi, turn right on access
road
Minerals:leadand zinc; federalland
8-l l-E0
silver,gold,
copper
Op€rator-Silver Bar Mining Co., Inc., Box 9?, Winston,
NM; Gen. Mgr.: Ira M. Young (sameaddressas above),
phone:3364534, 894-2422
Owner-Silver Bar Mining Co., Inc. (same addressand
phoneas abovc)
S i e r r aC o . ; 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., Inc., Box 97, Winston,
NM; Gen. Mgr.: Ira M. Young (sameaddressas above),
phone:3364534, 894-2422
Owner-Silver Bar Mining Co., Inc.
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
E-19-80
mill
Operator-Ch€m Tech Inc., P.O. Box 86, Winston, NM
87943;Cen. Mgr.: Harold V. Killgore(sarneaddress),
phone
E94-3155;
Others:Paul A. Killgore,David N. Killgore(same
address)
Owner-PriscillaHowe,315EastLogan,Emporia,Kansas
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 locatedabout % mi
south of Grafton. Ores milled: gold,
silver
E-25-80
gold
Operator-Sierra Blanca Milling, Box 838, Carrizozo, NM;
Billy D. Thomas, 400 Hull Rd., Ruidoso, NM, phone:
257-5022;Personin charge:Michael Henson,llth & "C"
Ave., Carrizozo, NM, phone: f'/,8-2114;Others: Jerry Kenyon, Albuquerque,NM, phone:292-8440
Operator-Sierra Blanca Milling and Processing,P.O. Box
2943,Ruidoso,NM, phone:257-9062iCen. Mgr.: Billy D.
Thomas, same address, phone:257-5022;Others: Michael
Henson,Box 838,Carrizozo,NM, phone:648-21
l4
Operator-Teton Exploration Drilling, P.O. Drawer A-1,
Casper,WY; Cen. Mgr.: Victor Magnus(sameaddressas
above); Person in charge:CharlesErnst, l5l0 Berryhill,
Milan, NM, phonei 2874221; Others: Duane Roe, P.O.
DrawerA-1, Casper,WY, phone207-2654102
Operator-Thomas Const. Mines, l16 Victoria St., Silver
City, NM; Gen.Mgr.: David Watson,637PeytonBldg.,Spokane WA, phone: 504-747470E;Person in charge: Angel
Castillo,I l6 VictoriaSt., SilverCity, NM 88061
Lincoln Co.: north from Carrizozo on
NM-54, 24 mi, Ancho turnoff, turn
right, proceed I I mi to cattleguard,
turn right, go lVz mi to largetrailer
6-20-80
copper
E-7-80
uranlum
8-25-80
mill
8-28-80
9-E-E0
13
G r a n tC o . ;s e c 4
. , T . l 7 S . ,R . l 2 W .
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c s2. 5 , 3 5 ,T . 1 5S . , R . 7
w.
w.
McKinley Co.; I mi north of mile
marker107on NM-53 north;sec.l7
L i n c o l nC o . ; s e c .2 2 ,T . 5 S . , R . l 2 E . ;
Jicarilla mining district; Custom milling: no. Oresmilled:placergravels
M c K i n l e yC o . ; s e c .1 7 ,T . l 5 N . , R . l 2
W.; Grantsmineralbelt miningdistrid;
privateland
C a t r o nC o . ; s e c . 2 9 - 3 0T, . l 0 S . , R . l 9
W.; Cooney mining district; federal
land
Fieldstudytours,Desert
soil-geomorphology
project
Field study tours will be held in October
l98l at the DesertSoil-Geomorphology
Project Area in southernNew Mexico.This project, informally termed the Desert Project,
refersto a studyof soil and landscape
evolution conductedby the Soil ConservationService from 1957to 1972.Researchat the Desert Project, which encompasses
a 400-sq-mi
area astridethe Rio Grande valley, was carried out in cooperationwith the Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Department of
Agronomyat New MexicoStateUniversityin
Las Cruces.
Two 4day 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 conductedat 22 DesertProjectstudysites
wheredetailedsoil-geomorphicinvestigations
havebeencarriedout.
Fundamentalsin soil classification,soil
morphology, soil genesis, and soil-geomorphicrelationsas they p€rtainto 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
horizonsof the new classificationsystemwill
be emphasized.
A newDesertProjectGuidebook is being preparedfor theseand subsequent study tours. The tours will be led by
LelandH. Cile and JohnW. Hawley.
A list of accommodations
and rateswill be
furnishedso that participantscan maketheir
own housingarrangements.
Estimatedfees,
including box lunches,drinks, transportation, and the guidebook, will be approximately $50.@ per studentand $100.00per
professional;additional copiesof the guidebook may be obtainedat $25.00each.Those
wishing to registerfor one of thesesessions
should contact Dr. John W. Hawley, New
Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources,Socorro,NM 87801.
p. 25)
StollieLakeftontinuedfrom
first
theUnitedStates cameinto contact.Approximately
65 mi west,SantaFe wasestablishedin 1610by the Spanish
as 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 StorrieLakearea,and
to the north and east,ruts of wagonwheelsare
still seen at many places. The trail passed
NewMexico Geology
May l98l
29
south throughthe present-day
Las Vegasarea
and turned west through the southern foothills of the Sangrede Cristo Mountains.The
trail went through two passesin The Creston,
Puerto del Norte and Puerto del Sur (the
North and SouthGateways,now traversedby
NM-283 and US-84-US-85,respectively).
Las Vegas(the Meadows),originally Nuestra Sefforade 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 the trail.
During the MexicanWar, GeneralStephen
W. KearnyinvadedNew Mexicoto occupythe
land for the United States.He arrived in 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 rises slightly
abovethe foothillsof theSangrede 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
Arizona at that time).
About 17 mi northeastof Storrie Lake are
the ruins of Fort Union (1850-1880).
The only
significant Civil War campaignin New Mexico was waged by the Confederates,whose
goalwasto capturethis fort and gainaccess
to
the Colorado gold fields. In 1862a force of
Texas Volunteersswept up the Rio Grande
valley and capturedall settlementsas far north
as SantaFe. The Texansmovedeastand were
met at Apache Canyon, approximately l7 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-west town, 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.
-Watdemere
May l98l
Bejnar (revised 1980)
New Mexico Geologlt
MINING RECISTRATIONS(continued)
Date and
operauon
9-15-80
uranlum
mill
9-15-80
coppermill
9-r8-80
silver
Ooeratorsandowners
Operator-JamesHamilton Const.Co., P.O. Drawer 1287,
SilverCity, NM 88061;Gen.Mgr.: Bill Hopwood,sameadGen. Supt.:CharlesHamilton,P.O.
dress,phone:388-1546;
Box 249,Grants,NM 87020
Operator-JamesHamilton Const.Co., P.O. Drawer 1287,
SilverCity, NM 88061;Gen.Mgr.: Bill Hopwood,sameaddress,phone 388-1546;Cen. Supt.: Louis Wood, sameaddress,phone:same
Operator-Mon Jeau Mining & Minerals,Inc., P.O. Box
P.O.
4014,
Ruidoso,NM 88345;Gen.Mgr.: FredM. Sweeney,
Box 124, Ruidoso, NM 88345,phonei 257-2774;Person in
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
Location
V a l e n c i aC o . ; s e c .U , T . 1 2N . , R . l l
W., Grants mining district; private
land: 6 mi west of Grants, NM on
US-66
, . 1 7S . , R . 1 2
G r a n t C o . ; s e c .3 2 - 3 3T
W.; Central mining districti private
land; SE Vesec.32,NW '%sec.33, SW
% sec.33
. 1 ,T . l 0 S . ,R . l 3 E . ,
L i n c o l nC o . ; s e c 3
EagfeCreek mining district; Vz 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;
Personin charge:same;Gen. Supt.:Gene
Galassini,ArenesValley, NM, phone:538-2095
Owner-Black Hawk Consolidated
Grant Co.; Bullard'sPeak;milemarker
100 through gate to SaddleRock Canyon, always turn left, 6 mi from US180;privateland
9-30-80
mill
Operator-Pilot Research and Experimental Laboratory,
Oro Quay Filter SandsCo.,9213 BellehavenNE, Albuquerque,NM 871l2; Gen.Mgr.: Arnold Berget,phone:2984555,
sameaddress
Owner-Richard T. Berget,sameaddress
S a n t aF eC o . ; s e c .3 0 ,T . l 2 N . , R . 7 E . ;
New Placers mining district; federal
land
l0-l-80
mill
Operator-Hickland mine, Triple S Development Corporation,3l l0 El Pinon SW, Albuquerque,NM 67105;Gen.
Mgr.: Joe Glines,310Morgan St., Truth or Consequences,
NM 87901;Other officials: Dale Carlson, PresidenuGeorge
Rector, Vice-President;Judy 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 district; National
ForestRoad 157southfrom 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 W€st "A"
Stre€t, Lordsburg, NM, phone: 542-9614;Supt.: Jimmie
LeRoy Jones,l8l2 Mesquite,Lordsburg,NM, phone:5429515;Others:Paul de Cacino,7l0l E. LakesideDr., Tucson,
AZ, phone: 602-79O-9461
Owner-Southern Pacific Railroad
Hidalgo Co.; sec. 32, T. 22 S., R. 18
W.; 320 W. "A" Street,Lordsburg,
NM; Ores:goldand silver.Capacity:20
tons; privateland
l0-11-80
silver
Operator-Triple S DevelopmentCorp., 31l0 El Pinon SW,
Albuquerque,NM; Gen. Mgr.: Joe Glines,310Morgan St.,
Truth or Consquences,NM, phone: 894-3858;Others: Dale
Carlson, President;GeorgeRector, Vice-President(sameaddress)
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 PalomasCreekto
the mine (camp);federalland
lo-22-80
uranlum
Operator-Churckrock mine, Teton Exploration Drilling,
P.O. DrawerA-1, Casper,WY; Cen. Mgr.: Victor Magnus,
sameaddressas above;Gen. Supt.: DuaneRo€, sameaddress
Personin charge:Joe Prenas above, phone: 307-265-4102;
dergast(DUR 2000),l5l0 Berry Hill, Milan, NM
Owner-T€ton Exploration Drilling, P.O. Drawer A-1, Casper,WY
McKinleyCo.; sec.11, T . 16N., R. 16
W.i Grants mineral belt; from Crants,
I40 westto Mccaffey exit, serviceroad
west approximately5 mi, turn right on
Churchrock road 8 mi, mine is on left
hand side;privateland
l0-22-EO
copper,
silver
Operator-Black Hawk, ID No. 2901839, Black Hawk
NM
Mining Co., P.O. Box l0l, Truth or Consequences,
87901;Gen. Mgr.: KennerhE. Wittie, 4218S. 7th, Abilene,
TX 79605;Personin charge:Don Fingado, 300 Coal, Truth
or Consequences,
NM; Other officials: Mr. J. J. Finley, Eastland, TX
Owner-M. Francis Wittie and others.4218 South 7th, Abilene.TX 79505
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 (% mi north
of Winston) and follow Dry Creek
Road 6 mi to mine. Minerals: copper,
silver
l0-80
gold, silver
Operator-Little Granite, Brammel Construclion Co.,
GeneralDelivery, Winston, NM; Gen. Mgr.: William Buchmeier,GeneralDelivery,Winston, NM
Owners-Larry Brammel, Gainesville, fi;
Sam McGill,
Bowie, TX; Frank Turley, Mesa,AZ
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 -5-80
uraniurn
Operator-Ruby mine #3, Teton Exploration Drilling, P.O.
Drawer A-1, Casper,WY; Gen. Mgr.: Victor Magnus, same
address, phone: 307-2654102; Person in charge: Charles
Ernst (DUR1000), 1510 Berryhill, Milan, NM, phone:
2874221;Gen. Supt.: DuaneRoe, P.O. DrawerA-1, Casper,
WY
Owner-Western Nuclear Corp,, P.O. Box 899, Thoreau,
NM 87323
M c K i n l e yC o . ; s e c .1 7 , 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, #25-3.westBH);
privateland
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: 983-3952iPerson in charge: George Aguilar,
Gen.Del., Socorro,NM (lll0Evergreen)
Owner-George Aguilar, lll0 Evergreen, Socorro, NM;
RossMarring,Box I l4l, Espanola,NM 87532
SocorroCo.; secs.l, 2, 3, 10, I I, 12,T.
9 S., R. 6 W.; south of Socorro to
Nogal Canyon, west to Springtime to
south end of San Mateo Mtn. off th€
Monfiedo road; San Jose mining district; gold; privateland
I I -l 7-80
gold, silver
Operator-Baldy mine, Look Mining, Box 273, Blanding,
UT 84511;Cen. Mgr.: Tim Perkins,sameaddress,phone:
SocorroCo.; secs.17, 18, 19,T. 3 S.,
R. 3 W.; Magdalenamining district ap-
MININC REGISTRATIONS(continued)
Date and
operatron
Operatorsand owners
Location
678-2755;Person in charge:Kelly Shumway,same address
andphone;Gen.Supt.:Tim Perkins
Owners-ResourcesAmerica Inc., 228 Park Ave., Suite J,
Winter Park, FL 32790
proximately 12 mi north of Magdalena
on Mt. Baldy, turn right at Water Canyon canpground to Northfork Canyon,
mine approximately4 mi frorn carnpground; 4-wheel drive road; underground; drift; gold, silver; federalland
S i e r r aC o . ; s e c s 2
. 6,n,34, 15,T, 16
S., R. 8 W.; Tierra Blanca mining
district; from Royal John, travel east
by road 7 mi to corralswith metalbarn;
from barn, travel by horseback4 mi on
only trail ENE !o miqe; sulfide works;
underground;federalland
ll-19-80
lead,zinc,
copper
Operator-BR, Ree-Co Minerals lnc., 2521 Virginia NE,
SuiteG, Albuquerque,NM 871l0; Gen. Mgr.: Oliver Reesc,
same address, phone: 293-1520;Gen. Supt.: Bert Bakke,
sameaddressand phone
Ovner-Ree-Co MineralsInc.. sameaddress
I l-19-80
silver,gold
Operator-Mines of Cooney mining district, Challenge
Smeltingand Refining Co., P.O. Box 122I, Deming,NM
88030;Gen. Mgr.: R. C. Manning, 701 W. Pine, Deming,
NM; Supt.: same;Others:Tom O'Donnell,Mogollon, NM
88034
Owner-R. C. Manning,701W. Pine,Deming,NM
CatronCo.; T. l0 S., R. 19W.; Cooney
mining district; I mi westof Mogollon,
NM; silverand gold; fedcralland
I l-21-80
metal
Operator-MolycorpNo. I & 2 shafts,Gulf StatesInc., P.O.
Box 856, Freeport,TX; Personin charge:Pat Samford, P.O.
Box 349, Questa,NM, phones:776-8,167,
586{X45; Others:
Jimrny Lowery, Angel Fire, NM
Taos Co.; approximat€ly 4 mi €ast of
Questaby NM-38; privateland
ll-21-80
metal
Operator-Weyler ConstructionCo., P.O. Box 628, Salt
Lake city, uT E4ll0; Gen. Mgr.: Kent wheelwright, same
address,phone 801-521-7030;
Personin charge:Fred Riggs,
P.O. Box 679,Questa,NM, phone505-586{521;cen. Supt.:
RichardMiller, sameaddressand phone
Owner-Molycorp
Taos Co.; T-Questa; 3 mi west of
Molycorp on NM-38; privateland
ll-21-80
metal
Operator-Molycorp, C.D.K. Contracting,SouthBehrend,
Farmington, NM, phone: 327-5168; Gen. Mgr.: Walter
Bump, same address,phone: 632-8209;Person in charge:
BruceJeffrey, P.O. Box 607, Questa,NM, phone: 586{068;
Gen. Supt.: Sid Moore, same address, phone: 5864067;
Other official: David Eastwood,c/o C.D.K., SouthBehrend,
Farmington,NM
Owner-C.D.K. Contracting,P.O. Box 20350,SanAntonio,
TX 78286
Taos Co.; 4 mi eastof Questa;private
land
ll-21-80
metal
Operator-Molycorp No. I & 2 shafts, Industrial Co, of
SteamboatSprings,Box 9056,SteamboatSprings,CO E0477;
Cen. Supt.: WendellHines, sameaddress,phone:5E6{064
Owner-Union Oil Co.
Taos Co.; 4 mi eastof Questa,NM by
NM-38; privateland
ll-21-80
metal
Operator-Molycorp No. I & 2 shafts, New Mexico Steel
Erectors, Ranken Dr., Albuquerque,NM, phone: 345-5582;
Gen. Mgr.: Sam Santos, same address;Person in charge:
Troy Hamblin
Taos Co.; 4 mi eastof Questa,NM by
NM-38; privateland
ll-24-E0
uranium
Operator-Mining Unlimited, Inc., 1215 Randolph Road,
Farmington,NM 87401;Gen. Mgr.: EarnestBowen, l2l5
Randolph Rd., Farmington, NM, phone: 327-29l4iOtherc:
John Elliott, Les Nunn, both of Farmington,NM
Owner-Mining Unlimited, Inc.
ValenciaCo.; secs.6, 15,T. 12N., R. 9
W.; Mt. Taylor mining district;
uranium pit; 6.5 mi north of Milan
(first cattle guard north of Homestake
mill on right), turn right on dirt road,
crossthe third guard and lurnleft,2t/z
mi, then turn left again and follow
bladedroad to mine: federalland
ll-27-80
copper,
silver,gold
Operator-Silver Reef, SouthwestResourcesInc., Gen. Del.,
Lordsburg, NM; Gen. Mgr,: Ray Schultze,415 S. Nickel,
Deming, NM, phone: 546-3893;Person in charge: David
Aker,20l Cleveland,Central, NM, phone:537-2376
Owner-Douglas Henry, Hillsboro, NM
ll-27-80
silver,
silicon
Operator-Silver Dollar, Southwest ResourcesInc., Gen.
Del., Lordsburg, NM; Gen. Mgr.: Ray Schultze, 415 S.
Nickel, Deming, NM, phone: 546-3893;Person in charge:
David Aker, 201Cleveland,Central, NM
Owner-Marshal Kuykendahl,Lordsburg,NM
Hidalgo Co.; secs.ll, 12, 13, 14,23,
u , 2 5 , 3 4 , 3 5 , 3 6 ,T . 2 4 S . , R . 1 9W . ;
Leitendorf mining district; underground-decline; 5 mi south of Lordsburg, NM, off Animas Road, I mi €ast;
stateland
Grant Co.; sec.33, T. l9 S., R. 16W.;
Burro Mtns. minlng district; 9 mi west
of NM-90 at Tyrone mine, proceed
westerly towards Thompson Canyon;
underground-decline;federalland
ll-30-80
barite,metallicores
Operator-Jack Frost, G.L.G. Development Corp., 5757
Alpha Rd., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 7520; Foreman: Lloyd
Parnell, Gen. Del., San Acacia, phone: 835-3673;Person in
charge:Glen E, Stevenson,Star Route 2, Box 628, Socorro,
NM, phone: 8354219; cen. Supt.: Art Murphy, P.O. Box
63, Socorro,NM 87801,phone:854-251I
Owner-Claude Wallace,P.O. Box 22, Magdalena,NM
SocorroCo.; sec.19,T. 2 S., R. 3 W.;
Kelly mining districu turn north on forest serviceaccessroad no. 354, drive
approximately 1,6 mi, turn left and
drive approximately.4 mi to mine site,
private land. Minerals: barite, metallic
ores
12-29-80
metal
Operator-Tyrone mine, JamesHamilton Const. Co., P.O.
Drawer 1287, Silver City, NM; Gen. Mgr.: Louis Wood,
sameaddress,phone:388-l5tl6;Personin charge:Jim Bailey,
sameaddress,phone; Cen. Supt.: Jim Bailey; Safety Supt.:
Jerry Smith, sameaddress,phone
(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE)
Grant Co.; secs.14,23, T. 19S., R. 15
W.; Burro Mountain mining district;
NM-92 south of Silver City to Tyrone
mine eit; copper. Works: surface;
private property
lmportantUpper
Cretaceous
ammonite
foundin NewMexico
Neocardiocerqs juddii (Barrois and
amGuerne),a smallornateUpperCretaceous
monite (fig. l) that was originally described
from the Paris Basin in France, has been
found by S. C. Hook (New Mexico Bureauof
Mines and Mineral Resources)and W. A.
Cobban (U.S. Geological Survey, Denver) at
13localitiesin southwestNew Mexico.
Recent investigations of mid-Cretaceous
(Albian-Turonian) stratigraphy and ammonite faunas in England and France by W. J.
Kennedy and C. W. Wright (Oxford University) and J. M. Hancock (King's College)have
revealedthe importanceof N. juddii in international correlation. The speciesoccursin the
Plenus Marls of the Paris Basin and at the
baseof the Middle Chalk of England as well
as in age-equivalentrocks in Germany and
Czechoslovakia.The Plenus Marls have been
assignedto the uppermost Cenomanian by
someauthors and to the lowermost Turonian
by others. In southwestNew Mexico, Neocardiocerasjuddii occursin the upper part of the
Bridge Creek LimestoneMember of the Colorado Formation in the Cooke'sRangeand in
the Big and Little Burros and has been assigned an early Turonian age by Hook and
Cobban (New Mexico Bureau of Mines and
Circ. 180).
MineralResources,
In England,N. juddii occursin nodulesand
pebblesoverlying a hardground that contains
the widely distributed Sciponocerasgracile
fauna of late Cenomanianage. Of considerableinterestis the mode of preservationof the
N. juddii fauna in New Mexico, where the
specimensare partly phosphatized, are encrustedby epifauna, show evidenceof erosion
and reworking, and immediately overlie concretionary limestonebeds that contain the S.
gracilefauna.
Neocardiocerasjuddii has also been found
by Hook and Cobbanat one locality in TransPecosTexasin the Chispa Summit Formation
and by J. L Kirtland (Museum of Northern
Arizona) at one locality at Black Mesa,
Arizona, in the Mancos Shale.
(B,rnnors ero
FIGURE l-NEocARDrocERAsJUDDTT
Guenm), NAruRALsrzr, from U.S. Geological
Survey Mesozoic locality Dl0ll4, Greenhorn
Limestone Member, Colorado Formation,
Cooke'sRange,New Mexico.
NewMexico Geology
May l98l
Nonfuelmineralproductionin
NewMexico
-U.S. Bureauof Mines,Denver,
CO,preparedJanuary16,1981
The estimatedvalue of New Mexico's nonfuel mineral production was $807 million in
1980.Copper and potash,the leading mineral
products, provided about 82 percent of the
nonfuel mineral value, followed in order by
molybdenum,silver,cement,sandand gravel,
perlite, and others. The increasedvalue of
potashis primarily responsible
for the increase
in the total valueof the state'smineral production. Preliminary 1980 production figures
placeNewMexicoasthe nation'sfirst-ranking
potash producer, second as a copper producer,and fourth as a molybdenumproducer.
Quintana Minerals Corp. and Philbro Mineral Enterprises,Inc. announcedplansto construct a 15,000-ton-per-dayflotation mill to
concentrate ore from an open-pit porphyry
copper ore body in the Copper Flat area,
northeastof Hillsboro. Regularproduction,
scheduled
to beginin early 1982,is expected
to
recoverabout 40 million lbs of copper, I million lbs of molybdenum,12,fi)0 oz of gold,
and 350,000oz of silver in concentratesper
yearfor a periodof l2-15 yrs. About 250persons will be employed. Kennecott Minerals
Co. broke ground for a new 37,(X)0-ton-perday concentrator near their Chino mine at
Santa Rita. The new $300million copper concentrator will be 7 mi away from the present
concentratorand will comeon streamthe second or third quarterof 1983.The project is a
joint venturewith MitsubishiCorp. of Japan.
Exxon Minerals Co. begandevelopmentof a
copper property at Pinos Altos northwest of
SantaRita. Mining permits from the Environmental Protection Agency and New Mexico
Environmental ImprovementDivision are still
required.
Ellen Hunt Flowers and Black RangeMining Corp., a subsidiaryof Gold FieldsMining
Corp., formeda partnershipto explorethe St.
Cloud mineral group in the Chloride (Apache)
mining district in Sierra County. The St.
Cloud is on a multiple-banded quartz vein,
containing copper (mostly bornite), free gold,
and silver.The St. Cloud had beenworkedin
the 1880'sor 1890's,but not since.
Barite of America producedbarite at an
open-pit mine near Hatch and begandevelopment of an undergroundmine on the eastside
of the Florida Mountains, southeastof Derning. In the fall of 1980,the companylaid off
I I peoplefrom the mine at Hatch and the mill
near Deming until problems in extracting the
barite from its impure ore can be solved.
NoNrunl urmnel pRoDucrroNrNNrw Mrxco, preparedby U.S. Bureauof Mines, Januaryl98l
l9t0/prelimlnary
1979
Vclue
Value
(thousands)
Mineral'
Quantity (thousrnds) Qutntity
40
74
Clays'.
$ru
$80
.... thousandshorttons
155,26r
336,934
t6,232
Copper(recoverablecontentof ores) . . metric tons
t6/.,28r
NA
175
Gem stones
NA
lE0
7,2t2
7,M5
lt,1&
Cold(recoverablecontentof
22,976
ores) . . . . troyounces
208
3,24
3,005
Gypsum
251
... thousandshorttons
49
ll
Lead (recoverablecontentof ores) . . . . metric tons
43
w
31,148
629
Manganiferousore (5-35 percentMn) . . short tons
33,152
w
ww
Mica (scrap)
l7
thousandshort tons
P e a .t . .
n
24
2
.......... do
14,874
14,72r
Perlite.
588
54
.......... do
2,035
Potassiumsalts
228,776
314,42'
...
. thousandmetrictons 2,Ns
Pumice.
3,550
542
3,898
6U
... thousandshorttons
18,245
4,900
15,500
Sandandgravel......
7,141
..... do
Silver(recoverablecontentof
ores) .. ... thousand
w
1,274
27,m
w
troy ounces
Stone:
2,ffi
7,m
2,589
6,743
Crushed
. . thousandshort tons
tl7
r7
105
Dimension
20
...... do
Combinedvalueof barite, carbondioxidercement
(portland and masonry),fire clay, helium(high
purity) (1980),lime, molybdenum,salt, vanaXX
dium, zinc, and itemsindicatedby symbolW. . . .
xx
65,E57
74,507
xx
Total ..
XX
694,48
E06,682
NA Not available.W Withheld to avoid disclosingcompanyproprietarydata; valueincludedin "Combined
value" figure. XX Not applicable.
'Production as measuredby mine shipments,sales,or marketableproduction (including consumptionby
producers).
'?Excludes
fire clay; valueincludedin "Combined value" figure.
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