Fannie Ryan Deposit

Occurrence in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodity Manganese
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037202
MRDS ID M031084
Record type Site
Current site name Fannie Ryan Deposit
Related records 10197443

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.89583, 36.08667 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 MILES NW OF BOULDER CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Henderson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Mead(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Las Vegas Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
021S 063E 25 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Muddy Creek Formation;Muddy Creek Formation
    Rock description Muddy Creek Formation;Muddy Creek Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.89583, 36.08667

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N Ward Plunging Syncline, Fault At S Exposure

Comments on the geologic information

  • MANGANIFEROUS WAD FOUND IN SANDSTONE AND SILTSTONE BEDS, RANGING A FEW INCHES TO 20 FEET THICK. MN 7.6 PERCENT MINERALIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Las Vegas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fannie B. Gulick ( 1959 )

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF DIAMOND DRILLING 7 HOLES TOTALLING 1,462 FEET AND 7 TRENCHES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 199 .

  • Deposit

    TRENGOVE, R. R., 1959 , RECONNAISSANCE OF NEVADA MN DEPOSITS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5446 , P. 8 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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