Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... obtain good core recovery or good percolation tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein ...
... obtain good core recovery or good percolation tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein ...
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... obtain good core recovery or good percolation tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein ...
... obtain good core recovery or good percolation tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein ...
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... obtain title to various mining claims at the dam site and in the reservoir These claims are located in W 1/2 sec . 21 , SW 1/4 sec . 22 , NW 1/4 sec . 27 , and NE 1/4 sec . 28 , T. 36 N. , R. 4 E. , New Mexico Principal Meridian . area ...
... obtain title to various mining claims at the dam site and in the reservoir These claims are located in W 1/2 sec . 21 , SW 1/4 sec . 22 , NW 1/4 sec . 27 , and NE 1/4 sec . 28 , T. 36 N. , R. 4 E. , New Mexico Principal Meridian . area ...
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... obtained from talus deposits and required excavation . However , owing to an insufficient supply of talus , and the jointed and sheared condition of the rock in the immediate area of the dam , an adequate supply of suitable riprap was ...
... obtained from talus deposits and required excavation . However , owing to an insufficient supply of talus , and the jointed and sheared condition of the rock in the immediate area of the dam , an adequate supply of suitable riprap was ...
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... obtaining sufficient riprap of required gradation , considerable quantities of rock too small to meet riprap specifications was produced . This rock was utilized in the rock- fill zones in lieu of slide rock from additional borrow areas ...
... obtaining sufficient riprap of required gradation , considerable quantities of rock too small to meet riprap specifications was produced . This rock was utilized in the rock- fill zones in lieu of slide rock from additional borrow areas ...
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