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Iron Cap Mine

Occurrence in Sierra county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011705
MRDS ID D006804
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Cap Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.71171, 32.95567 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 MILES S 66 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caballo(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 015S 009W 36 SE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF KINGSTON ALONG CARBONATE CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.71171, 32.95567
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Major Faults Trend North And Offset By Minor East-West Trending Faults.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 62 E
    Dip NEARLY VERTICAL
    Thickness 0.76M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kingston District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John G. Bellows
    Home office Kingston, N.M.
    First year 1940

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 19.81M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1940'S CONSISTED OF ONE SHAFT ABOUT 65 FT. DEEP WITH SHORT DRIFTS DRIVEN ALONG THE VEIN AT A DEPTH OF 20 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-102

  • Deposit

    HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEIN IS 2.5 FT. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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

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