The Iron Cap Mine is a zinc, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.95556, -107.71111
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Iron Cap Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Cap Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John G. Bellows
Home Office: Kingston, N.M.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Major Faults Trend North And Offset By Minor East-West Trending Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF KINGSTON ALONG CARBONATE CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEIN IS 2.5 FT. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM.
Comment (Workings): 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.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-102
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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