The Diatomite Or Silica Prospect is a silica and diatomite mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,719 feet.
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
Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Silica, Diatomite
Lat, Long: 38.58361, -117.70222
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Diatomite Or Silica Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diatomite Or Silica Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Diatomite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Republic District
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
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Diatomite Has Been Diagenetically Altered To Porcelaneous Silica Or Opal.
Rocks
Name: Lake Sediments
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Diatomite
Comments
Comment (Location): EDGE OF IONE VALLEY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): PIT
Comment (Development): EXPLORED FOR DIATOMITE OR OPAL
References
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, 1964, IN NBMG BULL. 65, P. 191.
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS), GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. (COMMODITIES SECTION ON DIATOMITE)
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.
