New Mexico · Sierra County
Producer

Iron King Mine

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
CopperLeadZincSilverManganeseGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryManganese, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockMonzonite,Andesite
StructureIron King Fault Strikes N5w And Is Cut By Many Smaller Fractures Striking About N70e. Near The Eastern Side Of The Claim Dolomite Is In Contact With Monzonite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1957
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10011746
MRDS IDD006858
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.93205, -107.72616
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P.268HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.103FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC8030, P.98HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B