Hogle

The Hogle is a iron mine located in Elko 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: Hogle  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 41.09389, -115.96111

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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

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.