New Mexico · Sierra County
Occurrence

Latham Iron Mine 1946

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSedimentary Origin
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Bliss Sandstone
StructureDeposits Are Located Along North Striking Pierce Canyon Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10011605
MRDS IDD006635
Alternate namesPierce Canyon Iron Deposits
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.79568, -107.6756
References
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIVERSITY OF N.M. PUBLICATION NO 2, P. 203-207HARRER, C.M. AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC-8190, P. 72-74