The Ala-Mar Magnesite Property is a magnesite mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,500 feet.
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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
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Magnesite
Lat, Long: 38.85528, -115.32056
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Ala-Mar Magnesite Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ala-Mar Magnesite Property
Secondary: Manzoni
Commodity
Primary: Magnesite
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Currant District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Ala-Mar Magnesium Co.
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Horse Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, NODULES
Structure
Type: L
Description: A N45w Trending Fault, A N20e Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1942-ASSAY OF D.D.H. 1 CORE AVERAGED 42.6 % MGO, 1.8 % CAO, 13.6 % SIO2, 1 % R2O3.
Materials
Ore: Magnesite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): TEN DIAMOND DRILL HOLES WERE MADE BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IN 1942
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN PIT.
Comment (Geology): THE SEDIMENTARY CALCAREOUS TUFF VARIES FROM 100-400 FT WITH A CONGLOMERATIC BASE AND OVERLIES BASALTIC ANDESITE AND DACITIC BRECCIAS.
Comment (Deposit): SECOND LARGEST DEPOSIT IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF NINE CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): THE DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE OF NORTHWEST TRENDING ZONES OF RODULES. TWO MAGNESITE LENSES HAVE A MAX LENGTH OF 65 FT AND WIDTH OF 9 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): VITALIANO, CJ, 1951, MAGNESIUM-MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CURRANT CREEK DISTRICT: USGS BULL. 978-A, P. 16-18
Reference (Production): VITALIANO, 1951, P. 18
Reference (Reserve-Resource): VITALIANO, 1951, P. 18.
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.
