Iron Hole Mine

The Iron Hole Mine is a lithium mine located in San Miguel county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,301 feet.

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: Iron Hole Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  San Miguel

Elevation: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)

Commodity: Lithium

Lat, Long: 35.8642, -105.49580

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Iron Hole Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Hole Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lithium
Secondary: Beryllium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: San Miguel


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Zummach, Gus
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1958


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NMBM FILE DATA


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