New Mexico · Sierra County
Past Producer

Sierrite Mine

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSedimentary Origin
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Bliss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Last production1939
Identification
Deposit ID10072167
MRDS IDW016594
Alternate namesSharpshooter Group 1945
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.91206, -107.22365
References
KELLY, V.C., 1949 UNM PUB NO 2, P207HARRER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC8190, P66NMBMMR, 1965, BULL 87, P179