Iron Mines in New Mexico
243Total Sites
18Active
Iron Mining in New Mexico
New Mexico has 243 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 18 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Lincoln County | 101 |
| Otero County | 63 |
| Grant County | 32 |
| Sierra County | 10 |
| Dona Ana County | 8 |
| Socorro County | 8 |
| Santa Fe County | 6 |
| Rio Arriba County | 5 |
| Torrance County | 5 |
| Luna County | 2 |
| Taos County | 2 |
| Eddy County | 1 |
Iron Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Rooney | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Apache No1 Magnetite | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Barbara | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Brown Bear | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Carri2020 Plant | Lincoln | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Charleston | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Cinco De Mayo | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Cinnamon Bear | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Cotton Top Placer | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Escondio Magnetite | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Fannie | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Lincoln Mine | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Lm&m Mill | Lincoln | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Lone Star | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| May | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Missing Link | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Philadelphia | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Providence | Otero | Underground | Producer |
| Adams Iron Pit | Torrance | Surface | Unknown |
| Ajax | Lincoln | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| American Contact | Lincoln | Surface | Past Producer |
| American Iron Mine | Lincoln | Past Producer | |
| Anabel | Socorro | Surface | Occurrence |
| Anson S Mine | Grant | Surface | Past Producer |
| Asbestos | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Ash Canyon | Dona Ana | Unknown | |
| Bearcat | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Bessemer | Lincoln | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Betty Prospect | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Betty Prospect | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Big Bear | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Big Ben | Lincoln | Prospect | |
| Black Gold Mine | Lincoln | Underground | Prospect |
| Black Hat Group | Lincoln | Surface-Underground | Unknown |
| Black Knight | Lincoln | Surface | Prospect |
| Bojo Montoso | Socorro | Occurrence | |
| Bojo Placer No 1 | Socorro | Surface | Occurrence |
| Bond | Lincoln | Prospect | |
| Bond Prospect | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Broken Toe | Lincoln | Prospect | |
| Bumble Bee | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Bunton | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| By-Chance Group | Otero | Underground | Past Producer |
| Capitan Iron Deposits | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Capitan Mine | Lincoln | Prospect | |
| Carolyn O | Lincoln | Underground | Prospect |
| Chupadera | Torrance | Occurrence | |
| Cinco De Mayo Mine | Otero | Past Producer | |
| Cindy | Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Clarita | Lincoln | Occurrence |