Iron Mountain Mine

The Iron Mountain Mine is a iron and gold mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,882 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Iron Mountain Mine

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold

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: Dotson Mineral Corp.
Home Office: New Mexico

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface-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

Not available

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): LINDGREN AND OTHERS ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO USGS PP

Reference (Deposit): NMBM CIRC. 54 P 16 1960

Reference (Deposit): BERTHOLF W.E., II MAGNETITE TACONITE ROCK, RIO ARRIBA

Reference (Deposit): CES IN NEW MEXICO USBM I.C. 8190 P 60 1963

Reference (Deposit): HARRER C.M. AND KELLY F.J. RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOUR-

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 101, 103-105

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

Reference (Deposit): P 166

Reference (Deposit): JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904

Reference (Deposit): 68 1910 P 126, 128

Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5 MIN QUAD BURNED MTN 1963 SHOWN AS ADIT

Reference (Deposit): 87 1965 P 180, 183

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

Reference (Deposit): P 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203- 204

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

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

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