The Capitol Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Carson City county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Capitol Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Capitol Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Delaware
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Intrusive Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 64.3% FE, LESS THAN .01% S, OR .01% P (ONE SAMPLE)
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAGNETITE & HEMATITE OCCUR IN ECHELON, VEINLIKE BODIES ALONG FAULT ZONES IN HORNBLENDE DIORITE NEAR A CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE. THE BODIES ARE 2 OR 3 FEET WIDE AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 50 FEET LONG, THEY TREND EAST. THE LARGEST ORE BODY OCCURS AT THE INTERSECTION OF AN EAST-TRENDING FAULT AND A NORTHEAST-TRENDING CROSS-FAULT. ORE IS SHEARED BY CROSS-FAULTING
References
Reference (Deposit): REEVES, RG, SHAWE, FR, KRAL, VE, IRON ORE DEP OF W CENTRAL NEVADA, NBMG BULL 53-B, 1958
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, JG, GEOL & MIN DEP, LYON, DOUGLAS, & ORMSBY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 75, 1969
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.
