| Deposit ID | 10046159 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M234147 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Canyon Placer Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Planet, Ruth C. Mine, Ruth and Fraction Claims, San Miguel Nevada Mines, Inc. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.08344, 40.54907 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10 MI SOUTHWEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN; 50 MI SOUTHEAST OF WINNEMUCCA, Accurate Within Placer Area, Accurate Within Placer Area |
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)
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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 23,24 | W2 (23) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Topaz | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | 9.47 MG GOLD FLAKES FROM PLACER: 200 PPM FE, 7% AG, 100 PPM BI, 200 PPM CU, 2 PPM PD. PD IN 137 SAMPLES AVERAGED 3.4 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | HALF OF 270 ROCK SAMPLES HAD 1-20 PPB PD. GOLD FINENESS IS 770 |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.08344, 40.54907 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET, CHANNEL |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | FLAT |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 5.49M |
| Depth to bottom | 6.71M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| Discoverer | Various Prospectors |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hider, E. |
| First year | 1938 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Miguel Nevada Mines, Inc. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M234147 |
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 459-B, P. B87, PL. 9.
STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, PART II, MINERAL DEPOSITS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 88, P. 67.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356, P. 36.
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7043, P. 31.
THEODORE, T.G., AND ROBERTS, R.J. 1971, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY OF DEEP DRILL HOLES AT IRON CANYON, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1318, P. 25.
PAGE, N.J, THEODORE, T.G., VENUTI, P.E., AND CARLSON, R.R., 1978, IMPLICATIONS OF THE PETROCHEMISTRY OF PALLADIUM AT IRON CANYON, LANDER COUNTY NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, V. 6, NO. 1, P. 107-114.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IS MOSTLY IN THE 6 FT ABOVE BEDROCK. MOST IS 18-22 FT BENEATH SURFACE BUT MAY BE BURIED 40-50 FT LOCALLY. DEPOSIT IS A FAN GRAVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-80 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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