Redelius Prospect

The Redelius Prospect is a titanium, metal mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Redelius Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Titanium, Metal

Lat, Long: 38.85111, -119.72972

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Redelius Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Redelius Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Titanium, Metal


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Unnamed (Pyramid)


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

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Talc


Comments

Comment (Workings): MINOR AMOUNTS OF VUTILE OCCUR DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE APLIT, BUT BLEBS OF RUTILE MAINLY CONCENTRATED IN THE SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE AND GOUGE ALONG THE FAULT


References

Reference (Deposit): BEAL, L H INVEST OF TITANIUM OCCURS IN NEVADA, NBMG REPORT 3, 1963

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H F, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE-STOREY CO, NEV NBMG BULL 70, 1969


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.