The Tule Prospect Sec. 34 is a iron mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.07444, -118.37361
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Tule Prospect Sec. 34 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tule Prospect Sec. 34
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Wild Horse District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Fe
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOSSANS: 17.9% FE & 12.6% S TO 60% FE & 0.62%
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AT THIS PROSPECT, DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE AND PYRITE OCCUR NEAR A DIORITE STOCK IN CALCAREOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS CAPPED BY SHALLOW GOSSAN OF HEMATITE AND LIMONITE PRODUCED BY WEATHERING, 20 FEET THICK. FIRE DRILL HOLES INDICATE A MAGNETITE TO PYRITE RATIO OF 5:4.
Comment (Workings): TRENCHING AND CORE DRILLING WAS DONE
Comment (Geology): DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE AND PYRITE OCCUR NEAR DIORITE STOCK IN CALCAREOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS CAPPED BY SHALLOW GOSSAN OF HEMATITE AND LIMONITE PRODUCED BY WEATHERING, 20 FEET THICK. FIRE DRILL HOLES INDICATES A MAGNETITE TO PYRITE RATIO OF 5:4.
Comment (Deposit): TRENCHING AND CORE DRILLING WAS DONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES & IRON ORE MARKETS; USBM IC 8511, P. 204-205.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1958-61, V.I. SO. PACIFIC CO, SAN FRANCISCO, P.19
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
