| Deposit ID | 10014813 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011780 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kennedy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Kennedy Iron Ore Mine, Kennedy Limonite, San Jose, Patented Claims 1905: Iron King, Iron Queen, Moniter |
| Related records | 10297316 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.74945, 35.51978 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2274 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17.44 MILES S 43 E OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pecos(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015N | 011E | 23 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Result | A COMPOSITE CHARACTER SAMPLE CONTAINED 53.4% FE, 0.13% P, 0.14% S, 3.2% SIOZ, 0.1% TI, & 5.8% MN. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | San Andres Formation | ||||
| Rock description | San Andres Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.74945, 35.51978 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Glorieta Creek Antcline; Glorieta Syncline |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 W |
| Dip | 7 W |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 83.82M |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Glorieta District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grubnau, V. C. |
| First year | 1923 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011780 |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 68, P. 112
KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOL., NO. 2, P. 195-197.
HARRER, C.M. AND F.J. KELLY, 1963, USBM IC 8190, P. 63
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 33.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE BED IS A LENS OF SOFT, POROUS, OCHERY, IMPURE, SUPERGENE LIMONITE 3 TO 5 FEET THICK. THE BED COVERS AN IRREGULAR ELLIPTICAL AREA EXTENDING 300 FEET NORTH, UP-CHANNEL, ABOUT 150 FEET WIDE. THE LIMONITE PARTLY REPLACES FINE-GRAINED CLASTIC ROCKS OF THE SAN ANDRES FORMATION ALONG BEDDING PLANES. THE ROCKS STRIKE N 15 W AND DIP 7 W. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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