| Deposit ID | 10014067 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010686 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Magnetite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim, Magnetite Iron Lode |
| Related records | 10199102 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.65249, 33.84399 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2172 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19 MILES N 42 E OF CARRIZOZO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Oaks North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arroyo Del Macho(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 005S | 012E | 26 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| (1) | -105.65249, 33.84399 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Jicarilla District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jesse Wade |
| Home office | Corona, N.M. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Herbert Ellis |
| Home office | Roswell, N.M. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1942 To 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^57.2% Fe. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010686 |
SHERIDAN, M.J., 1947 USBM RI-3988, P. 12
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO 2, P. 161-162
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 100
SEGERSTROM, K., AND RYBERG, G.E., 1974 USGS BULL 1308, P. 18-19, PLATE 1
KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 162.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM 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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