Nugent Mine

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

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: Nugent Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 32.80833, -108.07083

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Nugent Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nugent Mine
Secondary: Booth


Commodity

Primary: Iron


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: 1944
Time Period: 1943-1944
Description: Cp_Grade: ^55% Fe Ave 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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): BENCHES AND SHALLOW OPENCUTS

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIAN OSWALDO LIMESTONE ALONG NORTH SIDE OF SANTA RITA STOCK

Comment (Production): KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 120-122.


References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES NO. 2, P. 120-122.

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 28-30.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 313.

Reference (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE FOR NUGENT AND BOOTH MINES COMBINED


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