Nevada · Humboldt County
Occurrence

Red Ball Mine

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueJasper, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · Happy Creek Volcanic Series;King Lear Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeer Creek Thrust Fault, Wnw-Trending High Angle Faults
AlterationEpidote + Hematite Selvages On Fractures In Diorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10045060
MRDS IDM232718
Alternate namesLow Prospect, NBMG Sample Site 2259
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.14988, -118.55432
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 59.SHAWE, F. R., REEVES, R. G., KRAL, V. E., 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, R. C.: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 53.NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 1984NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.