Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Sulfur
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Manganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GanguePhyllite, Quartz, Schist
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Moppin Metavolcanic Series
StructureHopewell Anticline; The Axial Trace Is N 60 W, And It Plunges 35 To 45 Nw
Tectonic settingSan Juan Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10014380
MRDS IDD011124
Alternate namesIron Mountain Taconite
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.72281, -106.23948
References
LINDGREN, W., W.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, 1910, USGS PP 200, P. 128BARKER, F., 1958, NMBMMR BULL 45, P. 20, 66BERTHOLF, W.E., 1960, NMBMMR CIRC. 54, 24 P.HARRER, C.M., AND F.J. KELLY, 1963, USBM IC 8190, P. 60-63BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 101-106MCLEROY, D.F., 1970, NMBMMR OFR 21, 244 P.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA