Railroad Halloysite

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Clay, Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149551
MAS/MILS ID 0320070103
Record type Site
Current site name Railroad Halloysite
Alternate or previous names Alladin Mines

Comments on the site names

  • MAY BE PART OF THE RAILROAD PROPERTY IN THE CARLIN TREND, CHECK OUT PROPERTY FILE 0320070062 AS WELL, ALSO INCLUDED IN THE RAILROAD PROPERTY. 7-23-97: A DRILL CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN ON AREAS OF THE PROJECT WHERE AU AND ALTERATION IS KNOWN TO OCCUR AT OR NEAR SURFACE OR WHERE CARLIN TYPE AU STRUCTURES ARE PRESENT. THE RAILROAD PROJECT CONSISTS OF OVER 550 CLAIMS AND 15 SQUARE MILES OF FEE LANDS.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.01121, 40.51321 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork 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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030 N 053 E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.01121, 40.51321

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Exploration Mirandor Inc.
    Interest 100
    Year 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS: NEV IND MIN (1973) P 14

  • Deposit

    CLAY IN HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED QUARTZ PORPHYRIES

  • Deposit

    "EXPLORATION MIRANDOR INC.-START UP OF ITS DRILL CAMPAIGN

  • Deposit

    IN THE CARLIN TREND IN NEVADA." FROM POINT CAST BUSINESS

  • Deposit

    WIRE, 7-23-97.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUL-1997 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.