The Iron Cap Prospect is a copper mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,800 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.01333, -107.18889
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Iron Cap Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Cap Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area: Mill Canyon 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: August Riviere
Home Office: Magdalena, N.M.
Years: 1926 -
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Northerly-Trending Mafic Dike Is Brecciated And Silicified Along The Shear Zone.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS OF THE PROSPECT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED TO CONSIST OF OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS AND SHORT ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, P., 1979, NMBMMR OFR-119, P.133
Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., 1932, NMBMMR BULL 8, P.44-45
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