The Hembrillo Canyon Hematite is a iron mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,249 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 32.94444, -106.60389
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Hembrillo Canyon Hematite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hembrillo Canyon Hematite
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: San Andres Mountains District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: White Sands Missile Range
Years: 1980 -
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT, IN ASCENDING ORDER, INCLUDES 3 FT. OF SILICEOUS, GLAUCONITIC SANDSTONE WITH LARGE, SCATTERED, QUARTZ-CENTERED HEMATITE OOLITES; 7 FT. OF SANDY, OOLITIC HEMATITE AND THIN BEDS OF SANDSTONE; 1 FT. OF CONGLOMERATIC SANDSTONE; AND 4 FT. OF SILICEOUS, OOLITIC HEMATITE WITH THIN LENSES OF PEBBLY SANDSTONE.
Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HEMBRILLO CANYON WITHIN THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC-8190, P.78
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949 U.N.M. PUB. 2, P. 227-229
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