The Tusas River Canyon Magnetite is a iron mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 36.4581, -106.00830
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Tusas River Canyon Magnetite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tusas River Canyon Magnetite
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER C.M. AND KELLEY F.J. RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOUR-
Reference (Deposit): CES IN NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 8190 1963 P 63
Reference (Deposit): JAHNS RICHARD H. MICA DEPOSITS OF THE PETACA DISTRICT, RIO
Reference (Deposit): ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 25 1946 P 19
Reference (Deposit): BERTHOLE W.E.II MAGNETITE TACONITE ROCK IN PRECAMBRIAN
Reference (Deposit): FORMATIONS IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM CIRC. 54
Reference (Deposit): 1960 P 17
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