Iron Mountain Prospect

Past Producer in Colfax county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Gold, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10247364
MAS/MILS ID 0350070155
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Mountain Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.25556, 36.60144 (WGS84)
Elevation 2866
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colfax(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cimarron(hydrologic unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Colfax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.25556, 36.60144

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION 500 TONS

  • Deposit

    AU WITH FE,OXIDES

  • Deposit

    PETTIT R F JR 1946 NMBM O F 15 P42

  • Deposit

    CLARK K F & READ C B 1972 NMBM BULL 94 P122

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN W 1910 USGS PP68 P102

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references