Cupola Mine

The Cupola Mine is a iron mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cupola Mine

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fierro-Hanover District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1930
Time Period: 1916-1930
Description: Cp_Grade: ^58% Fe Avg Grade

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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

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
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Location): EAST SIDE OF HANOVER CREEK

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIAN OSWALDO LIMESTONE ALONG SOUTH SIDE OF FIERRO-HANOVER STOCK. ORE BODIES AS THICK AS 6 M. DEPOSIT LOCATED ON NORTH LIMB OF OVERTURNED SYNCLINE.

Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, SMALL CUTS, AND PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 113-115.

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 28-29.

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