| Deposit ID | 10011746 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006858 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron King Mine |
| Related records | 10296959 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.72616, 32.93205 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2170 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 32 MILES S65W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 009W | 12 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Rhodonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| Rock description | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
| (1) | -107.72616, 32.93205 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Iron King Fault Strikes N5w And Is Cut By Many Smaller Fractures Striking About N70e. Near The Eastern Side Of The Claim Dolomite Is In Contact With Monzonite. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Kingston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lurex Mining Corp. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empire Zinc Division Of New Jersey Zinc Co. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006858 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P.268
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC8030, P.98
HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS FRACTURE FILLINGS, WALL ROCK REPLACEMENTS AND IRREGULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN OR NEAR FAULT-FRACTURE ZONES AND ALONG GENTLY FOLDED BEDDING PLANES. ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NO. 394A COVERING 19.33 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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