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Iowa Canyon Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271203
MRDS ID D001251
MAS/MILS ID 0320150043
Record type Site
Current site name Iowa Canyon Mine
Alternate or previous names Iowa Fluorspar Mine, Peacock

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.96173, 39.80351 (WGS84)
Elevation 2097
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hall Creek South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Simpson Park Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023 N 045 E 06 W2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown
Kaolin Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.96173, 39.80351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 610M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830708

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Year of first production 1953

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kaiser Aluminum And Chemical Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. G. Keller, R. L. Heller, T. B. Mcdowell
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, NEV. INDUS. MINERALS, 1973, P. 23

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 1, 1962, P.12

  • Deposit

    USBM CARSON CITY LIASON OFFICE FILE F-235

  • Deposit

    WORL,RG ET AL,1974, FLOURITE IN US, USGS MAP MR-60

  • Deposit

    STEWART JH & MCKEE EH, 1969,GEOL MAP HALL CR QD LANDER CO.US

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-94 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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