Hembrillo Canyon Hematite

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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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

Name: Hembrillo Canyon Hematite  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sierra

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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