| Deposit ID | 10272708 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350390316 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Mountain Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.27699, 36.71673 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3012 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East Gavilan Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson 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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029 N | 007 E | 30 | SWNE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -106.27699, 36.71673 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dotson Mineral Corp. |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390316 |
BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 101, 103-105
HARRER C.M. AND KELLY F.J. RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOUR-
CES IN NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 8190 P 60 1963
BERTHOLF W.E., II MAGNETITE TACONITE ROCK, RIO ARRIBA
NMBM CIRC. 54 P 16 1960
LINDGREN AND OTHERS ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS PP
68 1910 P 126, 128
JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904
P 166
MCLEROY D.F. GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN BANDED IRON DEPOSITS,
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO ECO. GEO. VOL. 65 1970
P 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203- 204
USGS MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL.
87 1965 P 180, 183
USGS 7.5 MIN QUAD BURNED MTN 1963 SHOWN AS ADIT
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-JAN-97 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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