New Mexico · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Rare Metals Prospect

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
IronLead
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Description

Lincoln Ore And Metals Co.

Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formREPLACEMENT
Ore controlIntrusive Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Hematite, Magnetite
Other materialsFluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Yeso
Associated rockSyenite
StructureRio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10111413
MRDS IDDAV0051
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.20703, -105.77417
References
KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, NO. 2, 246 P. MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P