The El Paso Iron Pit is a iron mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,798 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,798 Feet (2,072 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 32.8228, -108.07280
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El Paso Iron Pit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: El Paso Iron Pit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: National Lead
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: St. Louis Smelting And Refining Co
Info Year: 1945
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY V.C. GEOL & ECON. OF NM IRON-ORE DEPOSITS 1949
Reference (Deposit): 88282 TONS SHIPPED 1937-45
Reference (Deposit): RESERVES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS
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