The South Group is a iron mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 39.92611, -118.17028
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South Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Group
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Copper Kettle (C.K.) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Buena Vista Iron Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Fe
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN 1947, SCHRADER REPORTED"CONSIDERABLE ORE IN SIGHT FROM WHICH THE COMPANY ESTIMATES A LARGE TONNAGE IN RESERVE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): IN LOWER WEST FRONT OF FOOTHILLS OF STILLWATER RANGE. IT EXTENDS FROM A POINT ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF COPPER KETTLE CANYON INTERRUPTEDLY SOUTHWARD FOR THE DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2 MILES, AND IS SEPARATED FROM THE CANYON ON THE EAST BY A PROMINENT RIDGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1974, CARSON SINK AREA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
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.
