New Mexico · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Ferro Mine

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formREPLACEMENT
Ore controlIntrusive Contact And Favorable Limestone Beds.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
Other materialsActinolite, Epidote, Hedenbergite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · San Andres
Associated rockSyenite
StructureRio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Last production1953
Identification
Deposit ID10097934
MRDS IDDAV0072
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.78899, -105.79222
References
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P. MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P