The Hoecradle Deposit is a iron mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Hoecradle Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoecradle Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Jicarilla
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wade, Jarnigan, And Smith, Corona, N.M. (-; Smith And Reischman, Ancho, N.M.
Years: 1942 - 1943
Production
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1942-43
Description: Ap_Grade: ^57.8% Fe
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1942-43
Description: Cp_Grade: ^57.8% Fe
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Year Last Production: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Fe
Orebody
Form: REPLACEMENT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 3.5 MI NE OF JICARILLA
References
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, NO. 2, 246 P. SEGERSTROM, KENNETH, AND RYBERG, G.E., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1308
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