| Deposit ID | 10012977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Mountains Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.25556, 36.60198 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 50.5 MILES S 66 W OF RATON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Colfax(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cimarron(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Colfax |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 027N | 016E | 05 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Scapolite | Gangue |
| Result | KELLEY, V.C., 1949 ESTIMATED THE DEPOSITS WOULD CONTAIN 50 TO 55% FE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Pierre Shale |
| Rock description | Pierre Shale |
| (1) | -105.25556, 36.60198 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
| Dip | 30 TO 50 NW |
| Thickness | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elizabethtown District: Iron Mtn Area: Anniseta Gulch |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. M. Lowrey |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mutz Ranch |
| First year | 1970 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009018 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 102-103
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO. 2, P. 76-78
PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 75
CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121-122, PLATE 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF ABOUT 7 FT. OF MAGNETITE AND SPECULAR HEMATITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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