The Hogle is a iron mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Hogle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hogle
Secondary: Iron Hood
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Merrimac
Land Status
Not available
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Skarn Developement
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2 SEE 13
Comment (Deposit): IRON OCCURRENCE IN ZONE OF HIGHLY ALTERED LIMESTONE, AT OR NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT - DIPS STEEPLY NORTH.
Comment (Geology): THE IRON ORE OCCURRS IN A ZONE OF HIGHLY ALTERRED LIMESTONE AT OR NEAR THE INTRUSIVE CONTACT. EXPOSURE AND GEOPHYSICAL RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE ORE ZONE DIPS STEEPLY NORTH
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED LOW ON THE SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF LONE MOUNTAIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON, E.L. (1957) REPORT ON MAGNETOMETER SURVEY ON THE HOYLE IRON DEPOSIT; N.B. OF M. DISTRICT FILES
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, L. (1971) USBM IC 8511
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.
