| Deposit ID | 10072167 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016594 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sierrite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sharpshooter Group 1945 |
| Related records | 10223829 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.22365, 32.91206 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 32 MILES DUE SOUTH OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 004W | 11,14 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Result | UPPER BED AVERAGES 35 % FE |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.45 % P |
| Result | 3.3 % CAO |
| Result | 33 % SIO: LOWER BED AVERAGES 25 % FE |
| Result | 0.44 % P |
| Result | 1.6 % CAO |
| Result | 43 % SIO. SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF 0.01 % TO 0.1 % CO, NI, PB, MN, V |
| Result | 0.001 % TO 0.01 % CR, CU, RB, SC, ZR |
| Result | 0.0001 % TO 0.001 % BE, CS |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bliss | ||||
| Rock description | Bliss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.22365, 32.91206 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | DUE NORTH |
| Dip | 11 EAST |
| Thickness | 3.2M |
| Length | 4572M |
| Width | 1219.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sierrite Minerals Corp. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Imperial Corp. |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.025HA |
| Overall length | 42.67M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016594 |
KELLY, V.C., 1949 UNM PUB NO 2, P207
HARRER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC8190, P66
NMBMMR, 1965, BULL 87, P179
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. SIERRITE MINERALS CORP. OPERATED THIS MINE FOR HIGH GRADE MINERAL PIGMENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | UPPER ORE BED AVERAGES ABOUT 5.5 FT THICK, LOWER ORE BED AVERAGES ABOUT 5 FT THICK. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-76 | Weeks, Robert | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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