The Iron Point Claims is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.75778, -117.31750
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Iron Point Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Point Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2903
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Buffalo Mountain Area
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Local Silicification Of Shear Zones; Argillization Of Granodiorite In Shear Zones.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2903, A GRAB SAMPLE ACROSS THE IRON-STAINED PART OF THE LOWERMOST TRENCH, CONTAINS 10% FE, 1% MG, 20% CA, 1% TI, 5000 PPM MN, 200 PPM AS, 500 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 50 PPM CO, 70 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 10 PPM MO, 30 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 300 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR. AA ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE 2903 SHOWS .10 PPM AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF A MAJOR CANYON ON SE FLANK OF BUFFALO MOUNTAIN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): CLAIMS 3-4 KM TO THE NORTH (BUFFALO GROUP) ARE OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND CO. THE WORK HERE WAS PROBABLY DONE IN THE LAST 2-4 YEARS.
Comment (Deposit): MINERAL EXPLORATION ACTIVITY HERE APPEARS TO BE CENTERED ON NORTH-TRENDING SHEAR ZONES WHICH CUT GRANODIORITE AND INTRUDE QUARTZITE. THE SHEAR ZONES ARE HEAVILY STAINED AND COATED WITH IRON OXIDE MINERALS, AND ARE LOCALLY SILICIFIED. THE GRANODIORITE IN THE SHEAR ZONES IS COMMONLY ARGILLIZED. THE SHEAR ZONES ARE GENERALLY HIGH ANGLE. THIS AREA IS IN THE CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND GRANODIORITE. MOST OF THE ROCK EXPOSED IN TRENCHES NEAR THE SAMPLE POINT IS GRANODIORITE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL KM OF BULLDOZER ROADS, CUTS AND A NUMBER OF ROTARY DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 30 SEP 84.
Reference (Deposit): MARSH, S.P. AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1974, USGS MF 567.
Reference (Deposit): MARSH, S.P. AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1977, USGS GQ 1366.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
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.
