| Deposit ID | 10014757 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011672 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ironhead Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pearson Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09644, 32.84178 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 012W | 09 | SW4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Fierro-Hanover Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Oswaldo |
| Rock description | Oswaldo |
| (1) | -108.09644, 32.84178 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fierro-Hanover District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011672 |
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES NO. 2, 246 P.
HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 29.
JONES, W. R., AND HERNON, R. M., 1973, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PB 214, 371, P. 17.
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, 1901, P. 96.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIAN OSWALDO LIMESTONE IN FOOTWALL OF BARRINGER FAULT WEST OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. ORE BODIES AS THICK AS 30 M. ORE DEPOSITS ARE IN IRREGULAR BODIES ADJACENT TO THE FAULT. THE FAULTING OCCURRED PRIOR TO MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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