Ash Spring Canyon Deposit

The Ash Spring Canyon Deposit is a 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: Ash Spring Canyon Deposit  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.82083, -108.37778

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Ash Spring Canyon Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ash Spring Canyon Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Fleming Camp District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


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: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 0.6 M. THICK BED OF OOLITIC HEMATITE NEAR BASE OF THE BLISS FORMATION, WHICH OUTCROPS EXTENSIVELY IN THE SILVER CITY RANGE AND PINOS ALTOS MOUNTAINS. ORE BEDS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 35.9% FE.


References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V. C., 1951, AAPG BULL., V. 35, NO. 10, P. 2207.

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., AND KELLEY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 35.

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 135-136.


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