Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock Adjacent To Monzonite Sills.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Yeso Formation
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1919
Identification
Deposit ID10014063
MRDS IDD010682
Alternate namesIron Contact, Claims, Consolidated No. 1, Iron Rail
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.0587, -105.66416
References
SHERIDAN, M.J., 1947 USBM RI-3988, P. 9KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO 2, P. 166-169GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 101-102KELLEY, V.C., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 98, MAP 1KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 169.