| Deposit ID | 10045060 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232718 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Ball Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Low Prospect, NBMG Sample Site 2259 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.55432, 41.14988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1984 |
| Relative position | 19 MILES NNW OF JUNGO (UNSURVEYED AREA) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
King Lear Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 038N | 031E | 19 | NW OF SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2259, GRAB OF MAGNETITE, CONTAINS 20 % FE, 0.05 % CA, 0.03 % TI, 30 PPM MN, 200 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 50 PPM CU-, 5 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 200 PPM V. |
|---|
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Happy Creek Volcanic Series;King Lear Formation |
| Rock description | Happy Creek Volcanic Series;King Lear Formation |
| (1) | -118.55432, 41.14988 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deer Creek Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Wnw-Trending High Angle Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | 50S |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red Butte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232718 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 59.
SHAWE, F. R., REEVES, R. G., KRAL, V. E., 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, R. C.: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 53.
NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 1984
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS (LIMESTONE, GREYWACKE, CONGLOMERATE) CROP OUT IN THIS AREA, AS WELL AS THE HOST PERMIAN METAVOLCANICS AND PRE-CRETACEOUS FINE-TO-COARSE-GRAINED DIORITE. AN ORE LENS 25'X40' OCCURS 1500 FT. SOUTH OF THE MAIN VEIN, AS WELL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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