Iron Mountains Prospects

The Iron Mountains Prospects is a gold and copper mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,400 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

Name: Iron Mountains Prospects  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Colfax

Elevation: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 36.60194, -105.25500

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Iron Mountains Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Mountains Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Elizabethtown District: Iron Mtn Area: Anniseta Gulch


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mutz Ranch
Years: 1970 -

Owner Name: W. M. Lowrey
Years: 1942 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: KELLEY, V.C., 1949 ESTIMATED THE DEPOSITS WOULD CONTAIN 50 TO 55% FE.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Scapolite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE ADITS ON THE EAST FLANK OF IRON MTN AS SHOWN ON THE EAGLE NEST TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Comment (Deposit): MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF ABOUT 7 FT. OF MAGNETITE AND SPECULAR HEMATITE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1949 CONSISTED OF TWO ADITS TOTALING ABOUT 300 FT. IN LENGTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 102-103

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO. 2, P. 76-78

Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1966 NMGS GUIDEBOOK SEVENTEENTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 75

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121-122, PLATE 1


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