Jackson Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt 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. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates: -118.46182, 41.3271 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 23 MILES SLIGHTLY W. OF N FROM JUNGO

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
040N 031E 24 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE WEST OF NORTH FORK OF JACKSON CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Bleaching, Hydrothermal Alteration

Analytical data

Result 15% EXPOSED BODY IS 58% IRON REMAINDER 17% IRON

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

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 Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • 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)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.46182, 41.3271

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deer Creek Thrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures And Faults

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS & PODS
    Thickness 0.91M
    Length 45.72M
    Width 21.34M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults & Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • HEMATITE AND MAGNETITE OCCUR AS STRINGERS AND PODS ALONG FAULTS AND FRACTURES IN HOLS ROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jackson Mountains District; Jackson Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • 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

Comments on development

  • 24 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59

  • Deposit

    SHAWE, F.R., REEVES, R.G., KRAL, V.E., 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, PT. C: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 53.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1963, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1141-D.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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