Mine detail: Ford Mine

Previously called 'Iron Horse Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.06796, -118.19875

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Ore: Magnetite
Orebody form: VEINS, TABULAR BODIES
Discovery year: 1952

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Humboldt Lopolith
Host type:Diorite
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Block Faulting
Tectonic:Basin And Range
Alteration processes:Scapolitized

References

MRDSM060449
DEP10042605
Reference{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 89, P. 68-73.}{Deposit:: MOORE, LYMAN, 1971, ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8511, P. 153-156.}{Deposit:: REEVES, R.G., AND KRAL, V.E., 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, PART A, GEOLOGY AND IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUENA VISTA HILLS, CHURCHILL AND PERSHING COUNTIES, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 53, P. 30-31.}{Deposit:: ZIENTEK, M.L., 1993, WRITTEN COMMUN. TO J.A. PETERSON}{Deposit:: BONHAM, H.F., JR., 18 JULY 1985, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.}{Deposit:: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY STAFF, 1985, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-3.}{Production:: JOHNSON, 1977}
ReporterDonahoe, James L. (Johnson, M.G.), Royse, Sue E., Peterson, Jocelyn A., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)