Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlOre Deposition Was Controlled By Favorable Host Rock For Replacement Processes, Proximity To Intrusive Igneous Rocks, And Small-Scale Anticlinal Folds In The Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Clay, Gypsum, Limestone, Sandstone, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Yeso
Associated rockDiabase
StructureMonzonite Dike Was Intruded Along The West-Northwest Trending Axis Of A Large Anticline.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10072203
MRDS IDW016995
Alternate namesJones Magnetite-Hematite Deposit: Vulcan Group 1927 Claims, Vulcan Nos. 1 To 26: Iron Crown Group 1941 Claims, Iron Crown Nos. 1 To 3: Rusty Bell Group 1950's Claims, Rusty Bell Nos. 1 To 40
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.86343, -106.16639
References
JONES, F.A., 1904 NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS, THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING CO., P. 102-103KEYES, C.R., 1904 IRON DEPOSITS OF THE CHUPADERA MESA, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL 78, P. 632EMMENS, N.W., 1906 MIN. MAG., VOL 13, P. 109-116LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 51-53, P. 203-205KELLEY, V.C., 1949 U.N.M. PUB 4, P. 213-223HARRER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 IC-8190, P.78-84NMBMMR, 1965 BULL 87, P. 176-183NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA