Nevada · Mineral County
Occurrence

Iron Butte Prospect

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
IronCopper
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Commodities
TertiaryIron, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Luning
Associated rockGranite · Granitic Rocks
StructureN80e
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10045472
MRDS IDM233219
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53075, -118.0215
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58REEVES, SHAWE, KRAL, 1958, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 53-B