Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore control4 To 5 Nearly Parallel Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueChlorite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureLarge N-Trending Fault Zone; Pre-Mineral And Post-Mineral Faults
AlterationDeuteric
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10103888
MRDS IDM060443
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.08879, -118.18958
References
JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 67-70.MOORE, L., 1971, ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOUCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: USBM INFORMATION CIRC. 8511.REEVES, R.G., AND KRAL, V.E., 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; PART A, GEOLOGY AND IRONRE DEPOSITS OF THE BUENA VISTA HILLS, CHURCHILL AND PERSHING COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 53.BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION: NBMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT (TINGLEY) FILES.STAFF, 1985, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE PARADISE-DENIO AND SONOMA-GERLACH RESOURCE AREAS, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT, NEVADA: NBMG OPEN FILE REPORT 85-3.JOHNSON (1977), P. 70.