Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Uranium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSTRATIFORM
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlSEDIMENTARY FEATURES AND STRUCTURES (CROSS-BEDS, PERMEABILITY, FAULTS)
Geology
StructureMARIANO (SMITH LAKE) ANTICLINE, BIG DRAW FAULT ZONE, BLUEWATER FAULT
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1951
Last production1983
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID60000395
MRDS IDD012097
Alternate namesMariano Lake, Ambrosia Lake, Poison Canyon, Poison Creek, Pentata, Prewitt
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.54585, -108.16843
References
HOSKINS, W.G., 1963, NMBMMR MEM. 15, P. 49-52MACRAE, M.E., 1963, NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 45-48HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 41-42HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 20-28RAUTMAN, C.A., COMP., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 153-194ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR, OFR-148MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA