New Mexico · Guadalupe County
Past Producer

Santa Rosa Tar Sands

Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States
Oil SandsUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryOil Sands
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSTRATA-BOUND
Ore controlCarbonaceous Material
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Santa Rosa
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1930
Last production1939
Identification
Deposit ID10014939
MRDS IDDAV0021
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.0248, -104.63303
References
BROADHEAD, R. F., AND KING, W. E., 1988, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 119, 51P. BUDDING, A. J., 1980, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, V. 2, NO. 1, P. 4-5