Iron King Mine

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

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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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