| Deposit ID | 10014063 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010682 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elda Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Consolidated No. 1, Iron Rail, Iron Contact |
| Related records | 10199407 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.66416, 34.0587 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 31.5 MILES N23E OF CARRIZOZO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tecolote Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Corona(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gallo Arroyo(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 003S | 012E | 11 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Yeso Formation |
| Rock description | Yeso Formation |
| (1) | -105.66416, 34.0587 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | 20 TO 30 EAST |
| Thickness | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Year of last production | 1919 |
| District name | Tecolote Iron District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lon Jenkins |
| Home office | Corona, N.M. |
| First year | 1919 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lincoln Ore And Metals Co. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1915 To 1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^54.5% Fe. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010682 |
SHERIDAN, M.J., 1947 USBM RI-3988, P. 9
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO 2, P. 166-169
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 101-102
KELLEY, V.C., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 98, MAP 1
KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 169.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE 1940'S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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