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A.J.A. Iron Property South

Occurrence in Esmeralda 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111462
MRDS ID M242000
Record type Site
Current site name A.J.A. Iron Property South
Alternate or previous names Jim Dandy Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.54398, 37.50662 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lida Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 040E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN PALMETTO MOUNTAINS, NEAR CREST, VIA MOUNTAIN ROAD NORTH FROM NEVADA HIGHWAY 3 WEST OF LIDA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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 > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.54398, 37.50662
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LONG LENS OR SHORT IRREGULAR VEIN
    Strike N20W
    Dip W STEEPLY
    Length 426.72M
    Width 304.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Or Shear Zone Possible

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Palmetto District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CENTRAL ANOMALY: 55,000 TONS HIGH-GRADE ORE TO A 100-FT DEPTH. EAST ANOMALY: 10,000-15,000 TONS ORE TO A 75-FT DEPTH (MAY BE CONSIDERABLY LARGER). NORTH ANOMALY: 5,000-10,000 TONS HIGH-GRADE ORE TO 50-FT DEPTH. NW ANOMALY: 35,000 TONS TO 100 FT DEPTH.

Comments on development

  • MAGNETOMETER SURVEY DONE IN 1961 INDICATED FAVORABLE POSSIBILITY OF EXISTENCE OF SEVERAL MAGNETITE ORE BODIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEPHENSON, E.L., 1961, REPORT FOR MINERAL CONCENTRATING COMPANY ON MAGNETOMETER SURVEYS ON THE A.J.A. IRON PROPERTIES, ESMERALDA CO., NEVADA: NBMG FILE 93, ITEM

  • Reserve-Resource

    STEPHENSON, E.L., 1961.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANOMALOUS ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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