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Dayton Iron Deposits

Prospect in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sulfur
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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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270869
MRDS ID W018357
MAS/MILS ID 0320190060
Record type Site
Current site name Dayton Iron Deposits
Alternate or previous names Dayton Iron Deposits, Rosetta Mine
Related records 10072705, 10268016

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.45019, 39.3655 (WGS84)
Elevation 1370
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Misfits Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017 N 023 E 06 SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964, P. 17) REPORTS ORE BODIES IN THE SE/4 NE/4 AND E/2 SE/4 SEC. 1, T. 17 N., R. 22 E., AND IN THE SW/4 SEC, 31, T. 18 N., R4. 23 E. UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE REPORTED IN THE W/2 SEC. 6, T. 17 N., R. 23 E., AND SHOWN ON THE MISFITS FLAT 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP. UNDOUBTEDLY, THE CLAIMS ARE ALSO IN STOREY COUNTY TO THE WEST, BUT THE MAIN PORTIONS AS REPORTED, ARE IN LYON COUNTY. THE PLANT CAPACITY WAS 2030000 MTPY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.45019, 39.3655
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 40S
    Thickness 150M
    Length 400M
    Width 150M
    Area 112HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N00S:40S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 112
    Date of Last Modification 850814

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1903

Mining district

District name Red Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Utah International, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1956

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT HAS NOT PRODUCED.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Measured 41000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 41000000mt ore
    Total resources 41000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 42 wt-pct Iron Major 1964
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 45720000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 42 wt-pct Iron Major 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED CATEGORY DEFINES THE DEPOSIT. SULFUR AND PHOSPHOROUS ASSAYS ESTIMATED IN-HOUSE. M1C1 = R1
  • MEASURED CATEGORY DEFINES THE DEPOSIT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 134HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Waste Rock 80
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 6800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 3500
    Unit Production Cost 15.76
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 134HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 9
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 80
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 6800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 3500
    Unit Production Cost 15.76
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOORE, L. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADA

  • Reserve-Resource

    IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS. BUMINES

  • Reserve-Resource

    IC 8511, 1971, 207 PP.

  • Deposit

    DAVIS, L. E., AND R. Y. ASHIZAWA. THE MINERAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY OF NEVADA. CH. IN BUMINES MINERALS YEAR-

  • Deposit

    BOOK, 1964, V. 3, PP. 641-662.

  • Deposit

    DESY, D. H. IRON AND STEEL. CH. IN MINERAL FACTS

  • Deposit

    AND PROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUREAU OF MINES B 671, 1981

  • Deposit

    PP. 455-480.

  • Deposit

    GEEHAM, R. W. INVESTIGATION OF THE DAYTON IRON

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT, LYON AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA. BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    RI 4561, 1949, 34 PP.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, J. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON,

  • Deposit

    DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND

  • Deposit

    GEOL. BULL. 75, 1969, 45 PP.

  • Deposit

    OHLE, E. L. EVALUATION OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS. ECON.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL., V. 67, NO. 7, 1972,

  • Deposit

    PP. 953-964.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, E. C. IRON ORE. CH. IN MINERAL FACTS AND

  • Deposit

    PROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUMINES B 671, 1981,

  • Deposit

    PP. 433-453.

  • Deposit

    REEVES, R. G., F. R. SHAWE, AND V. E. KRAL. IRON ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF NEVADA. PART B, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 53,

  • Deposit

    1958, 97 PP.

  • Deposit

    RENO, H. T., AND F. E. BRANTLEY. IRON -- A MATERIALS

  • Deposit

    SURVEY. BUMINES IC 8574, 1973, 177 PP.

  • Deposit

    ROYLANCE, J. G. THE DAYTON IRON DEPOSITS, LYON AND

  • Deposit

    STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA, IN PAPERS PRES. AT SOC. MIN. ENG.

  • Deposit

    AIME PACIFIC SOUTHWEST MINERAL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE,

  • Deposit

    SPARKS, NV, MAY 5-7, 1965. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.

  • Deposit

    REP. 13, PT. A, 1966, PP. 125-142.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,

  • Deposit

    VOL. I - NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH, PP. 17.

  • Deposit

    STODDARD, C., AND J. A. CARPENTER. MINERAL RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND

  • Deposit

    GEOL. BULL. 49, 1950, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES WAR MINERALS REPORT 213, 1944, 19 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-MAR-95 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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