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Big Pole Creek

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044724
MRDS ID M232299
Record type Site
Current site name Big Pole Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.31425, 40.34324 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thatcher Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 050E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Pony Trail Group
    Rock description Pony Trail Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.31425, 40.34324
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 6.1M
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEVERAL VEINS OF MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE FROM 1 TO 20 FEET WIDE AND UP TO 100 FEET LONG STRIKE N30E, DIP 60E IN ANDESITE, AND DACITE, ALONG WITH RHYOLITE FLOWS & BRECCIAS. ORE MINERALS OCCUR WITH QUARTZ AS VUGGY OPEN-SPACE FILLINGS IN THE BRECCIA, IRON WAS PROBABLY DERIVED FROM DUETERICALLY ALTERRED LOWER CRET. PLUTONIC ROCK (MUFFLER, 1964).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Modarelli-Franchie Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Simplot Mining Co.
    First year 1954

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY LEASED TO SIMPLOT MINING CO. IN 1954.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS R.J. ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 64

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 838 REFERENCE NO. 3201100164

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY P. 93

  • Deposit

    MUFFLER L.J. (1964) GEOLOGY OF THE FRENCHIE CREEK QUADRANGLE, NEV. USGS BULL 1179

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OF MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE
Deposit THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED TO THE SIMPLOTE MINING CO. IN 1954 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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