The Burned Mountain Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,003 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,003 Feet (2,744 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 36.6372, -106.11860
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Burned Mountain Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burned Mountain Iron Deposit
Secondary: Cleveland Gulch Deposit
Secondary: Ginger Gold Group
Secondary: Pecos Imperial Group Nos. 1- 60
Secondary: Imperial Pecos Group Nos. 61-100
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
Owner Name: Imperial Corp.
Percent: 35.00
Info Year: 1963
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BERTHOLF W.E. II MAGNETITE TACONITE ROCK IN PRECAMBRIAN
Reference (Deposit): FORMATIONS IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM CIRC.
Reference (Deposit): 54 1960 24 P
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL.
Reference (Deposit): 87 1965 P 180, 183
Reference (Deposit): MCLEROY D.F. GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN BANDED IRON DEPOSITS OF
Reference (Deposit): RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO ECO. GEO. VOL. 65 1970
Reference (Deposit): P 195- 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT EXTENDS OVER WIDE AREA FROM CLEVELAND GULCH TO
Reference (Deposit): BURNED MOUNTAIN
Reference (Deposit): ALSO LOCATED ON USGS 7.5 MIN QUADS: CANON PLAZA 1963,
Reference (Deposit): LAS TABLAS 1963, AND BURNED MOUNTAIN 1963
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 105
Reference (Deposit): HARRER AND KELLY RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN NEW
Reference (Deposit): MEXICO USBM I.C. 8190 1963 P 60- 62
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