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South Group

Occurrence in Churchill 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046104
MRDS ID M234033
Record type Site
Current site name South Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.17125, 39.92601 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position I2000m- Approximate Center Of Large Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buena Vista Hills South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson Sink(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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 Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024N 034E 20,21,22,27,28,29,32,33,34 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN LOWER WEST FRONT OF FOOTHILLS OF STILLWATER RANGE. IT EXTENDS FROM A POINT ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF COPPER KETTLE CANYON INTERRUPTEDLY SOUTHWARD FOR THE DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2 MILES, AND IS SEPARATED FROM THE CANYON ON THE EAST BY A PROMINENT RIDGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.17125, 39.92601
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 60 W
    Width 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Zone Of Intrusive Diorite Porphyry And Triassic Quartzite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Copper Kettle (C.K.) District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Buena Vista Iron Milling Co.
    Last year 1947

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1974, CARSON SINK AREA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN 1947, SCHRADER REPORTED"CONSIDERABLE ORE IN SIGHT FROM WHICH THE COMPANY ESTIMATES A LARGE TONNAGE IN RESERVE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-81 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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