| Deposit ID | 10045117 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232783 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackson Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron King Prospect, Ben Jackson Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.46182, 41.3271 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 23 MILES SLIGHTLY W. OF N FROM JUNGO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Parrot Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 040N | 031E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 15% EXPOSED BODY IS 58% IRON REMAINDER 17% IRON |
|---|
| Model code | 158 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25i |
| Deposit model name | Volcanic-hosted magnetite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Happy Creek Volcanics |
| Rock description | Happy Creek Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -118.46182, 41.3271 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deer Creek Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures And Faults |
| General form | STRINGERS & PODS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 21.34M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jackson Mountains District; Jackson Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John M. Heizer And Associates Of Lovelock, Nv, Lessees In 1954. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ben Jackson And Associates, Battle Mountain |
| First year | 1955 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232783 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59
SHAWE, F.R., REEVES, R.G., KRAL, V.E., 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, PT. C: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 53.
WILLDEN, R., 1963, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1141-D.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRINGERS & PODS OF MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES WIDE TO SEVERAL FEET IN DIAMETER. ONE ORE OUTCROP MEASURES 150 FT. BY 70 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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