The Iron Mountain Mine is a iron and gold mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,882 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: 9,882 Feet (3,012 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.7167, -106.27640
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Iron Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold
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: Dotson Mineral Corp.
Home Office: New Mexico
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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): LINDGREN AND OTHERS ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS PP
Reference (Deposit): NMBM CIRC. 54 P 16 1960
Reference (Deposit): BERTHOLF W.E., II MAGNETITE TACONITE ROCK, RIO ARRIBA
Reference (Deposit): CES IN NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 8190 P 60 1963
Reference (Deposit): HARRER C.M. AND KELLY F.J. RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOUR-
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 101, 103-105
Reference (Deposit): MCLEROY D.F. GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN BANDED IRON DEPOSITS,
Reference (Deposit): P 166
Reference (Deposit): JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904
Reference (Deposit): 68 1910 P 126, 128
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5 MIN QUAD BURNED MTN 1963 SHOWN AS ADIT
Reference (Deposit): 87 1965 P 180, 183
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL.
Reference (Deposit): P 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203- 204
Reference (Deposit): RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO ECO. GEO. VOL. 65 1970
Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA
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