The Iron Mountains Prospects is a gold and copper mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,400 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: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 36.60194, -105.25500
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Iron Mountains Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mountains Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Elizabethtown District: Iron Mtn Area: Anniseta Gulch
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Mutz Ranch
Years: 1970 -
Owner Name: W. M. Lowrey
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: KELLEY, V.C., 1949 ESTIMATED THE DEPOSITS WOULD CONTAIN 50 TO 55% FE.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Scapolite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE ADITS ON THE EAST FLANK OF IRON MTN AS SHOWN ON THE EAGLE NEST TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
Comment (Deposit): MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF ABOUT 7 FT. OF MAGNETITE AND SPECULAR HEMATITE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1949 CONSISTED OF TWO ADITS TOTALING ABOUT 300 FT. IN LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 102-103
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO. 2, P. 76-78
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 75
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121-122, PLATE 1
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