Iron Cap Mine

The Iron Cap Mine is a zinc, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Sierra county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Iron Cap Mine

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sierra
District: Kingston District

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: John G. Bellows
Home Office: Kingston, N.M.
Years: 1940 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Type: L
Description: Major Faults Trend North And Offset By Minor East-West Trending Faults.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Geology): FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY SEE KINGSTON DISTRICT.

Comment (Location): LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF KINGSTON ALONG CARBONATE CREEK AND WITHIN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST.

Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEIN IS 2.5 FT. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1940'S CONSISTED OF ONE SHAFT ABOUT 65 FT. DEEP WITH SHORT DRIFTS DRIVEN ALONG THE VEIN AT A DEPTH OF 20 FT.

References

Reference (Deposit): HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 98-102

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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