Burned Mountain Iron Deposit

The Burned Mountain Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,003 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Burned Mountain Iron Deposit
Secondary: Cleveland Gulch Deposit
Secondary: Ginger Gold Group
Secondary: Pecos Imperial Group Nos. 1- 60
Secondary: Imperial Pecos Group Nos. 61-100

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Imperial Corp.
Percent: 35.00
Info Year: 1963

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): BERTHOLF W.E. II MAGNETITE TACONITE ROCK IN PRECAMBRIAN

Reference (Deposit): FORMATIONS IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM CIRC.

Reference (Deposit): 54 1960 24 P

Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL.

Reference (Deposit): 87 1965 P 180, 183

Reference (Deposit): MCLEROY D.F. GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN BANDED IRON DEPOSITS OF

Reference (Deposit): RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO ECO. GEO. VOL. 65 1970

Reference (Deposit): P 195- 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT EXTENDS OVER WIDE AREA FROM CLEVELAND GULCH TO

Reference (Deposit): BURNED MOUNTAIN

Reference (Deposit): ALSO LOCATED ON USGS 7.5 MIN QUADS: CANON PLAZA 1963,

Reference (Deposit): LAS TABLAS 1963, AND BURNED MOUNTAIN 1963

Reference (Deposit): BINGLER E.C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO ARRIBA

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 105

Reference (Deposit): HARRER AND KELLY RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN NEW

Reference (Deposit): MEXICO USBM I.C. 8190 1963 P 60- 62

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