| Deposit ID | 10012964 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Hill Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.95086, 32.39791 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1448 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 MILES N 60 W OF LAS CRUCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leasburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022S | 001W | 16 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group | ||||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Abo Formation |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEAST |
| Dip | 10 TO 20 SE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Iron Hill District: Roblelo Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009003 |
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 247-249
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIV. OF N.M. PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO 2, P. 79-82
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-14
HARRER, C.M., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 179
KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 82.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN BODIES BOTH PARALLEL AND TRANSVERSE TO BEDDING AND RANGE FROM 50 TO 200 FT. IN LENGTH, FROM 20 TO 120 FT. IN WIDTH, AND SELDOM EXCEED 10 FT. IN THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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