| Deposit ID | 10046984 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242219 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Basin |
| Alternate or previous names | Muddy Mountains Borates, American Borax Co. Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.57499, 36.3311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 701 |
| Relative position | 20 MILES BY ROAD SOUTHEAST OF CHRYSTAL STATION. 15 MILES SW OF ST. THOMAS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bitter Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Mead(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Mead(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018S;019S | 066E | 01;02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Colemanite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hectorite | Gangue |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Horse Spring Formation |
| Rock description | Horse Spring Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -114.57499, 36.3311 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults, Outcrops Are Generally Discontinuous Due To Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faulting And Folding |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | ENE |
| Dip | N-NW "GENTLE" |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| Production years | 1920-1922 |
| District name | Muddy Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Intermountain Exploration Co. |
| First year | 1992 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242219 |
HEWETT, D.F., ET AL, 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOLDER DAM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 871, P. 106.
LONGWELL, C.R., ET AL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV.: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 62, P. 203.
PAPKE, K.G., 1985, BORATES IN NEVADA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 89-99.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.
NOBLE, L.F., 1922, COLEMANITE IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 735-B, 21 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEDDED, OCCURING AS LUMPS AND CRYSTAL ROSETTES IN CALCAREOUS CLAY OR AS THIN LAYERS UP TO 0.8 M THICK. ORE BEDS ARE EXTENSIVELY FAULTED. THINNER BORATE BEDS THAN AT CALLVILLE WASH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Langford, R.P. | BHP Utah Industries |
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