The Iron Cap Mine is a iron and manganese mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Iron Cap Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Cap Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Comet District
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE PAN AMERICAN MINE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO, MS. THESIS, P. 81
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.
