Norma Deposit

The Norma Deposit is a iron mine located in Lincoln 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: Norma Deposit  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 33.83889, -105.66750

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Norma Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Norma Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Jicarilla


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Year Last Production: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Fe


Orebody

Form: REPLACEMENT


Structure

Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREAABOUT 1.4 MI SE OF SALLY MINE.

Comment (Geology): MAGNETITE OCCURS ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND OVERLYING MONZONITE SILL.

Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION: 75 ST FE ORE IN 1942.


References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, NO. 2, 246 P. SHERIDAN, M.J., 1947, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 3988, P. 11. GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P


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