| Deposit ID | 10097934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DAV0072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ferro Mine |
| Related records | 10222856 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.79222, 33.78899 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lone Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6S | 11E | 16,17 | NEAR SECTION BOUNDARY | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Hedenbergite | Unknown |
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | San Andres |
| Rock description | San Andres |
| (1) | -105.79222, 33.78899 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lincoln County Porphyry Belt |
| General form | REPLACEMENT |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEAST |
| Dip | 30 TO 90 E |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Year of last production | 1953 |
| District name | White Oaks |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. B. Close |
| First year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DAV0072 |
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P. MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A MAGNETITE VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG THE CONTACT OF SAN ANDRES FM AND SYENITE INTRUSIVE. |
| Deposit | PRODUCTION: 4,116 ST OF FE ORE IN 1952-53. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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