Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer
North Group
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Iron
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Commodities
Primary
Iron
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
62: Skarn Fe
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore minerals
Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue
Apatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Diorite,Greenstone
Associated rock
Diorite
Alteration
Oxidation
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1911
Discovery year
1898
Identification
Deposit ID
10045396
MRDS ID
M233109
Alternate names
Deposits, Group No. 3 Or Iron Mountain Group of the Buena Vista Co. Iron
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.97101, -118.17208
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947; REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT.RESVSCHRADER, F.C.,(1947) P.313SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, P. 314