| Deposit ID | 10044123 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231467 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piute Prospect Sec. 26 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.34403, 40.00796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1204 |
| Relative position | 19 MI. SE OF LOVELOCK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wildhorse Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 025N | 032E | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| (1) | -118.34403, 40.00796 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| District name | Wild Horse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231467 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS; USBM 1C 8511, P.63-165
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-61, U.I; SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO; P.19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LOCATED IN 1952, SAME AS THAT FOR PIUTE PROSPECT SEC. 24. DRILL HOLE CUTS THROUGH BRECCIATED ROCK AT CENTER OF A MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SELECTIVE UNDERGROUND MINING WOULD ALLOW PRODUCTION OF 1 TON OF PELLETS FROM MINING AND TREATI ABOUT 2 TONS OF ORE. OPEN-PIT MINING WOULD PROVE UNECONOMICAL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | MAGNETITE OCCURS AS SOLID MASSIVE REPLACEMENT AND AS IRREGULAR STRINGERS, BLEBS AND DISSEMINATED GRAINS.OVELOCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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