The Latham Iron Mine 1946 is a iron mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 32.79556, -107.67500
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Latham Iron Mine 1946 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Latham Iron Mine 1946
Secondary: Pierce Canyon Iron Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Tierra Blanca District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Elizabeth Ann Bradley
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Deposits Are Located Along North Striking Pierce Canyon Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1963 CONSISTED OF ONE 18 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, ONE SHAFT ABOUT 200 FT. IN LENGTH WHICH IS INCLINED DOWN THE DIP OF THE BEDS AND A SHALLOW OPENCUT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN PIERCE CANYON ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF P A MOUNTAIN AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M. AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC-8190, P. 72-74
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIVERSITY OF N.M. PUBLICATION NO 2, P. 203-207
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