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Foster Prospect

Occurrence in Mineral 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095728
MRDS ID M234091
Record type Site
Current site name Foster Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.47652, 38.94769 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Relative position 18 MI. E OF SCHURZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Cone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(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 Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 031E 35,36 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST FLANK OF NORTHERN END OF SAND SPRINGS RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.47652, 38.94769
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE HAS BEEN INTRUDED AND RECRYSTALLIZED TO MARBLE BY ADIORITIC ROCK WEST OF PROSPECT. EAST OF SHAFT THE LIMESTONE IS OVERLAIN BY TERTIARY (?) ANDESITE. THE DIORITIC ROCK AND LIMESTONE ARE CUT BY APLITE DIKES. THE LIMESTONE STRIKES N AND DIPS 70-80 W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Regent District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Foster, Steve And Lee
    Home office Schurz, NV

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 78.03M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SMALL ADITS AND PITS; OLD SHAFT 256 FEET DEEP ON A COPPER PROSPECT CUT IRON ORE NEAR THE BOTTOM.

Comments on development

  • 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL, 58

  • Deposit

    RECVES, SHAWE, KRAL, 1958, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA; NBMG BULL, 53-B

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOSTLY MAGNETITE WITH SOME HEMAYITE ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND DRORITE; MOST OF ORE IN THE DIORITE. IRON ORE CROPS OUT IN TWO AREAS, 200 FT W. OF SHAFT AND 600 FT. NORTH OF SHAFY, THE NORTH OUTCROP IS 100 FEET LONG, 30 FT WIDE AND DIPS 45 DEG W. THE WEST OUTCROP IS 50 FT LONG AND 25 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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