Iron Point Claims

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047265
MRDS ID M242540
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Point Claims
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2903

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.31845, 40.75768 (WGS84)
Elevation 1814

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brooks Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 041E 01 SW OF SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR MOUTH OF A MAJOR CANYON ON SE FLANK OF BUFFALO MOUNTAIN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Local Silicification Of Shear Zones; Argillization Of Granodiorite In Shear Zones.

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2903, A GRAB SAMPLE ACROSS THE IRON-STAINED PART OF THE LOWERMOST TRENCH, CONTAINS 10% FE, 1% MG, 20% CA, 1% TI, 5000 PPM MN, 200 PPM AS, 500 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 50 PPM CO, 70 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 10 PPM MO, 30 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 300 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR. AA ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE 2903 SHOWS .10 PPM AU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Havallah
    Rock description Havallah

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.31845, 40.75768

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip STEEP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • N-Trending Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Buffalo Mountain Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL KM OF BULLDOZER ROADS, CUTS AND A NUMBER OF ROTARY DRILL HOLES

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS 3-4 KM TO THE NORTH (BUFFALO GROUP) ARE OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND CO. THE WORK HERE WAS PROBABLY DONE IN THE LAST 2-4 YEARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 30 SEP 84.

  • Deposit

    MARSH, S.P. AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1974, USGS MF 567.

  • Deposit

    MARSH, S.P. AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1977, USGS GQ 1366.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERAL EXPLORATION ACTIVITY HERE APPEARS TO BE CENTERED ON NORTH-TRENDING SHEAR ZONES WHICH CUT GRANODIORITE AND INTRUDE QUARTZITE. THE SHEAR ZONES ARE HEAVILY STAINED AND COATED WITH IRON OXIDE MINERALS, AND ARE LOCALLY SILICIFIED. THE GRANODIORITE IN THE SHEAR ZONES IS COMMONLY ARGILLIZED. THE SHEAR ZONES ARE GENERALLY HIGH ANGLE. THIS AREA IS IN THE CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND GRANODIORITE. MOST OF THE ROCK EXPOSED IN TRENCHES NEAR THE SAMPLE POINT IS GRANODIORITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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