Copper Flat Magnetite Mine

The Copper Flat Magnetite 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: Copper Flat Magnetite Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 32.80833, -108.12083

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Copper Flat Magnetite Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Flat Magnetite Mine
Secondary: Copper Flat


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Copper Flat District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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 Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

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

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIAN OSWALDO LIMESTONE ALONG NORTHWEST SIDE OF COPPER FLAT STOCK

Comment (Location): OPEN PIT NW OF SHAFTS FOR COPPER FLAT MINE

Comment (Workings): MINED FROM OPEN PIT 65 M. LONG AND 20 M. WIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, 112 P.

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, 246 P.


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