Mine detail: North Group

Previously called 'DepositsGroup No. 3 Or Iron Mountain Group of the Buena Vista Co. Iron'

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Location: Churchill County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.97101, -118.17208
dep_id: 10045396
mrds_id: M233109
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite, Magnetite
gangue: Apatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
model: 62: Skarn Fe
alteration: Oxidation
conc_proc: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Igneous Contact
Reporter: La Pointe, D. D., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_type: Diorite,Greenstone
arock_type: Diorite
Year first produced: 1911
disc_yr: 1898
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1947; REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT.RES
  • Production:: SCHRADER, F.C.,(1947) P.313
  • Reserve-Resource:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, P. 314
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