New Mexico · Catron County
Past Producer

Taylor Creek Placer - Lode

Catron County, New Mexico, United States
IronTin
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Commodities
TertiaryIron, Tin
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsCassiterite, Hematite, Kaolinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10246954
Alternate namesTaylor Creek Placer { Lode
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.3632, -108.06371
References
FRIES, CARL, 1940, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK RANGE, CATRON ASIERRA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 922-355-70.HARLEY, GEORGE T., 1934, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SIECOUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES BULL. 10, 2HARRINGTON, E. R., 1943, TIN IN NEW MEXICO: MINES MAGAZINE,N. 3, PP. 123, 130.HILL, J. M., 1921, THE TAYLOR CREEK TIN DEPOSITS, NEW MEXICOGEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 725, PP. 347-59.VOLIN, M. E., ET. AL., 1947, CATRON AND SIERRA COUNTIES TINDEPOSITS, NEW MEXICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES R. I. 4068, 60