The Pierce Canyon is a iron mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,102 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: 6,102 Feet (1,860 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 32.7958, -107.67780
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Pierce Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pierce Canyon
Secondary: Mary Claim
Secondary: Latham Iron Mine
Secondary: Red Rock Claims
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Elizabeth Ann Bradley
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1959
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER C M & KELLY F J 1963 USBM IC8190 P72
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY V C 1949 UNIV NEW MEX PUB 2 P203
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