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Delong Mine/Iron King Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10197328
MRDS ID M232781
MAS/MILS ID 0320130233
Record type Site
Current site name Delong Mine/Iron King Mine
Alternate or previous names Delong Mine, Iron King Mine
Related records 10045115

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.42409, 41.30928 (WGS84)
Elevation 2237
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parrot Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(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 040 N 032 E 31 SWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.42409, 41.30928
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 76M
    Length 367M
    Width 76M
    Area 6.5HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Strike And Dip N00S:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6.5
    Date of Last Modification 830225

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1908
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Jackson Mountains District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. G. Austin Trust
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Jackson Mountain Mining Co.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 915M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Swell Factor .42
    Percent Waste Rock 4
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 137
    1st Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 275
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTIN G, 1975, JACKSON MT MININGCO, ORAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    CARROL, BRADBURY & ASSOC,1964,FORW.PACIFIC R.R.CO,P5-5A

  • Deposit

    FISHER DG, 1962, GEOLOGY OF IRON KING MAG.DEP., UNIV.UTAH TH

  • Deposit

    LINCOLN FC, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS & MINERAL RESOURCES OF NE

  • Deposit

    SHAWE FR ET AL, 1962, NEV BUR MINES & GEOLOGY BUL 53, P103-8

  • Deposit

    STEPHENSON EL, 1954, PRIVATE RPT.AUGUST, 4P, 2 PLS.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN CR, 1960, GEOL OF JACKSONMTS,HUMBOLDT CO,NEVADA,PHD

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN R, 1963, GENERAL GEOL OF JACKSON MTS, USGS BUL 1141-

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN R, 1964, GEOL & MIN DEPS OF HUMBOLDT CO,NEV BUR MINS

  • Deposit

    MAP-1961, USGS BOTTLE CREEK 15 MINUTE TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-MAR-1994 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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