Red Gennie #1,2,3,4

Prospect in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149390
MAS/MILS ID 0320130064
Record type Site
Current site name Red Gennie #1,2,3,4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.38596, 40.7632 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldrun Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033 N 041 E 05 SWSWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rhodonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.38596, 40.7632

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 15HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Goldrun District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Weikel, Elmer W.
    Interest 50
    Home office P. O. Box 111,Winnemucca,Nevada
    Year 1958
    First year 1958
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fred Severi
    Interest 50
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1954

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1949
    Measured 500mt ore
    Indicated 1200mt ore
    Demonstrated 1700mt ore
    Inferred 2399mt ore
    Total resources 4099mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 24 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1949
    Silica SiO2 48.1 wt-pct Silica Trace 1949
    Iron FeO 2.3 wt-pct Iron Trace 1949
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.093 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1949

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR OF MINES PRELIMINARY REP., BENSON, 1949

  • Deposit

    ON W SLOPE OF BUFFALO RANGE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mcmahan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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