Segerstrom-Heizer Mine

Past Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodity Iron
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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Reserves and resources
  21. Workings at the site
  22. Links to other databases
  23. Bibliographic references
  24. General comments
  25. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042606
MRDS ID M060451
Record type Site
Current site name Segerstrom-Heizer Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2586
Related records 10222721

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.14847, 40.04212 (WGS84)
Elevation 1298
Relative position 1 MI. E OF CHOCOLATE BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buena Vista Hills North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025N 034E 15 NE OF NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • EXCELLENT ACCESSIBILITY. NORTH-CENTER SEC. 15.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BUFFALO MOUNTAIN (1954) 1:625000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Scapolitized; Chloritized

Analytical data

Result NBMG SAMPLE 2586, DUMP SAMPLE OF GABBRO WITH CHLORITE, SCAPOLITE, MAGNETITE, PYRITE, APATITE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.14847, 40.04212

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Major Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Main Fault And Cross Faults

Ore body information

  • General form MASSIVE, VEIN, DISSEMINATED
    Strike N45E
    Dip 70NW
    Depth to bottom 152.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Main Fault And Brecciated Zones From Cross Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAGNETITE WITH MINOR HEMATITE IN VEINS AND IRREGULAR MASSES, FORMED AS REPLACEMENT BODIES IN GABBRO. ORE LOCALIZED BY MAJOR NE STRIKING, NW-DIPPING FAULT. MINOR NORTH TO NW-STRIKING FAULTS OFFSET MAIN FAULT AND FORMED BRECCIATED ZONES WHERE IRREGULAR MASSES OF MAGNETITE ARE LOCALIZED. DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE OCCURS IN BEDROCK GABBRO. IRON ORE RANGES FROM PURE MAGNETITE (72.4%) TO A MIXTURE OF MAGNETIZED AND CHLORITIZED HOST ROCK WITH 50-60% FE CONTENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Basin District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Segerstrom And Heizer
  • Type Owner
    Owner Southern Pacific Co.-Santa Fe Minerals
    First year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Period 1957-1961
    Material FE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^60%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Iron Iron 60wt-pct
  • Year 1966
    Period To 1966
    Material ORE FE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^60%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 60wt-pct
  • Year 1966
    Period 1962-1966
    Material FE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^60%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Iron Iron 60wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION TO 1966 WAS 1.2 MILLION TONS

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 15873000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 30 wt-pct Iron Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE EXTENDS TO 500 FEET IN DEPTH & EXTENDS 1800 EAST-WEST AND 600 FEET NORTH-SOUTH OF OPEN PIT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 304.8M
    Overall width 304.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • LEASED TO DODGE CONSTRUCTION 1945-61 AND TO NEVADA BARTH 1962-66.NO ACTIVITY IN 1985 AT TIME OF EXAMINATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: USBM 1C 8511

  • Deposit

    REEVES AND KRAL, 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, PART A, GEOLOGY AND IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUENA VISTA HILLS, CHURCHILL AND PERSHING COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 53

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, E.N., 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. VOL. 50, P 563-634.

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., JR., 18 JUL 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Production

    JOHNSON, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. LEASED TO SEGERSTROM AND HEIZER; DODGE CONSTRUCTION 1945-61; NEVADA BARTH 1962-66, LARGE OPEN PIT. DRILLING INDICATES THAT MASSIVE ORE OCCURS TO DEPTH OF 500 FEET AND EXTENDS 1800 FEET E-W AND 600 FEET N-S OF OPEN PIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit DRILLING INDICATES THAT MASSIVE ORE OCCURS TO DEPTH OF 500 FT AND EXTENDS 1800 FT E-W AND 600 FT N-S OF PIT. ORE IS MAGNETITE WITH MINOR HEMATITE IN VEINS AND IRREGULAR MASSES; THE ORE BODIES FORMED AS REPLACEMENT BODIES IN GABBRO. ORE LOCALIZED BY MAJOR NE STRIKING, NW-DIPPING FAULT. MINOR NORTH TO NW-STRIKING FAULTS OFFSET MAIN FAULT AND FORMED BRECCIATED ZONES WHERE IRREGULAR MASSES OF MAGNETITE ARE LOCALIZED. DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE OCCURS IN BEDROCK GABBRO. IRON ORE RANGES FROM PURE MAGNETITE (72.4%) TO A MIXTURE OF MAGNETIZED AND CHLORITIZED HOST ROCK WITH 50-60% FE CONTENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Donahoe, James L. (Johnson, M.G.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-JAN-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-NOV-1980 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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External references

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