The Iron King Mine is a lead, zinc, silver, and copper mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,119 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,119 Feet (2,170 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.93194, -107.72556
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Iron King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Empire Zinc Division Of New Jersey Zinc Co.
Years: 1961 -
Owner Name: Lurex Mining Corp.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1880
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
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.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Rhodonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (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.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1960'S CONSISTED OF A FEW IRREGULAR OPEN CUTS, SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND A FEW SHORT ADITS.
Comment (Geology): FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT
Comment (Location): MAIN ENTRANCE IS ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON
References
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC8030, P.98
Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P.268
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