| Deposit ID | 10044029 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231347 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Canyon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | San Miguel Mine, Compromise, Planet |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10816, 40.54601 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calamine | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Result | EARLY OXIDE ORE YIELDED 2 OZ AU/TON OXIDE ORE SINCE 1939 HAS YIELDED LESS THAN 1% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | LESS THAN 1%ZN |
| Result | LESS THAN 0.2% CU |
| Result | TR. TO 3.3% AS |
| Result | SB UP TO 0.4% |
| Result | 0.25 TO 1.8 OZ/TON AU |
| Result | 0.55 TO 5.7 OZ/TON AG. SULFIDE ORE RAN LESS THAN 0.15 OZ/TON AU. |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Scott Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Scott Canyon Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -117.10816, 40.54601 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dewitt Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Wing Fault |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | STEEPLY W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231347 |
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY PRODUCTIVE SINCE 1908. THE GROUP CONSISTS OF NINE CLAIMS WITH MAIN WORKINGS ON THE IRON CANYON, COMPROMISE AND PLANET CLAIMS. ADDITIONAL WORKINGS ARE ON THE CAVE ADIT, G & C, NORTH WEDGE CLAIMS EARLY ORE SHIPMENT WERE HIGH IN GOLD, WITH LATER ORE RICH IN AG AND PB. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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