The Fairday is a iron mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,161 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,161 Feet (1,878 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 33.7811, -105.54330
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Fairday MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fairday
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
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: Close, J. B.
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1963
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section
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 & KELLY 1963 USBM 1C8190 P42
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 23
Reference (Deposit): THREE CLAIMS
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