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Uranium-Bearing Copper Deposits Near Guadalupita, Mora County, New Mexico

Description: Abstract: Dark shale and arkosic sandstone south of Guadalupita, Mora County, New Mexico, contain as much as 4 percent copper and 0. 01 percent uranium on the basis of a few samples recently analyzed. The deposits occur primarily in the dark shale which is about 5 feet thick and dips about 900. Potential reserves of this material are very large. Prospecting and further geologic work will be necessary, however, to evaluate possibilities of these large tonnages. If the deposits can be mined for t… more
Date: July 1952
Creator: Bachman, George Odell & Read, Charles B.
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Geophysical Observations in Parts of the Grants District, Mckinley County, New Mexico

Description: Report discussing geophysical observations in parts of the Grants district of McKinley County, New Mexico. This study had the "dual objective of investigating the unusual occurrence of negative aeromagnetic anomalies in close association with airborne radioactivity anomalies, and of investigating other geophysical methods which might assist directly or indirectly in the search for uranium ores in the Grants district."
Date: August 1952
Creator: Cook, Kenneth L. & Moss, Calvin K.
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Reconnaissance of Some Red Bed Copper Deposits in the Southwestern United States

Description: A reconnaissance of many of the copper deposits in the Red Beds of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Texas that was carried out in the summer of 1951 yielded chiefly negative results from the standpoint of uranium production. With the possible exception of the Grand View mine, which will require further investigation, none of the deposits seen in this survey gives promise of being of commercial interest for uranium at the present time.
Date: February 1952
Creator: Gibson, Russell
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Geology of Horse Mesa, Arizona - New Mexico, with Recommendations for Wagon Drilling

Description: Abstract: Horse Mesa is in the Navajo Indian Reservation directly on the Arizona-New Mexico state line. Uranium-vanadium deposits in the Salt Wash sandstone which caps the Mesa are fairly widespread and small tonngges have been shipped from two mines. The deposits lie 60 to 75 feet above the base of the Salt Wash formation and possibly trend northwest parallel to ore trends on King Tutt Mesa, a mile northeast. Carnotite and vanoxite are the principal ore minerals. About 6,000 feet of wagon dril… more
Date: September 10, 1952
Creator: King, John W.
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Jurassic Rocks of the Zuni Uplift, New Mexico

Description: From abstract: The stratigraphy and structure of the Jurassic rocks of the Zuni Uplift and adjacent areas of northwestern New Mexico were studied by geologists of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission during the Spring and Summer of 1951. Emphasis was placed upon deposits in the vicinity of Grants, New Mexico.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Rapaport, Irving; Hadfield, Jonathan P. & Olson, Richard H.
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Recent Discoveries of Radioactive Carbonaceous Shale, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Description: Introduction: During the course of geologic reconnaissance on the west flank of the Sierra Nacimiento near La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, N. Mex., several outcrops of carbonaceous material in the Dakota sandstone and the Gibson coal member of the Mesaverde formation have been examined and estimated to contain as much as 0.03 percent equivalent uranium. These outcrops are in an area that is an extension of the La Ventana Mesa area.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Read, Charles B.
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The Distribution of Uranium-Vanadium Deposits in the Colorado Plateau Relative to Tertiary Intrusive Masses

Description: Introduction: Studies of uranium-vanadium occurrences in the Four Corners region show that, with the exception of the Lukachuai area, all of the major deposits in the Morrison formation are grouped around the various igneous masses which are scattered irregularly throughout the Colorado Plateau. The pattern of deposition varies from mountain group to mountain group and each will be described separately. Maps accompany this report to supplement the descriptions of ore occurrences in the vicinity… more
Date: June 11, 1952
Creator: Reinhardt, Elmer V.
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Pastora Peak NE, Preliminary Geologic Map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona and Northwestern New Mexico

Description: Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona, and Northwestern New Mexico, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Strobell, J. D.
Location: None
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Pastora Peak NW, Preliminary Geologic Map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona and Northwestern New Mexico

Description: Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona, and Northwestern New Mexico, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Strobell, J. D.
Location: None
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Pastora Peak SE, Preliminary Geologic Map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona and Northwestern New Mexico

Description: Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of Part of the Carrizo Mountains Area, Northeastern Arizona, and Northwestern New Mexico, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points. -- adjust as needed
Date: August 1952
Creator: Strobell, J. D.
Location: None
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Preliminary Appraisal of the Carnotite Resources of the Carrizo Mountains Area, San Juan County, New Mexico, and Apache County, Arizona

Description: From introduction: A rapid appraisal of the carnotite resources of the Salt Wash sandstone member of the Morrison formation in the Carrizo Mountains area was undertaken by the U. S. Geological Survey late in 1951 in connection with its current project of geologic mapping of the area. Though brief and preliminary, this report provides a summary of production trends and estimated reserves in the area and indicates as far as possible the total potential of the area as a source of uranium. This inf… more
Date: May 1952
Creator: Strobell, J. D., Jr.
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