| Deposit ID | 10046494 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241663 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Delamar Perlite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Kopenite Mine, Mackie Mine |
| Related records | 10125142 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.01696, 37.55053 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1716 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hiko SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Timpahute Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dry Lake Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 004S | 062E | 34 | SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perlite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -115.01696, 37.55053 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | FLAT-LYING |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 2590.8M |
| Width | 243.84M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Originally Located By A.J. Mackie Of Caliente |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Delamar Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Delaperlite Partnership Lease, Joe Wilkin, Partner, |
| Home office | P.O. Box 217, Pioche, Nv 89043 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241663 |
DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
COCHRAN, K.L., 1951, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., PERLITE RESOURCES-REPORT.
NBMG BULL 73, P. 122-123, PL. I.
TUNNEL SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR B.L.M.
COCHRAN, K.L., 1951, P. 14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A LARGE FLOW OF "ONION SKIN" TYPE PERLITE LYING ON AN ANDESITE FLOW, PARTIALLY CAPPED BY A SIMILAR FLOW AND HAVING NUMEROUS RIBBONS OF SEAMS OF PORPHYRITIC MATERIAL AS CONTAMINANTS. THERE ARE ALSO PROMINENT PELLETS OF OBSIDIAN INCLUDED IN THE MASS, BUT THIS MATERIAL HAS NO DELETERIOUS EFFECT UPON THE EXPANDED PRODUCT. DEPOSIT IS RELATIVELY FREE OF OVER BURDEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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