The Felix Canyon is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,341 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,341 Feet (1,628 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.12528, -117.27333
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Felix Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Felix Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Potosi District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Pinson Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1989
Year Last Production: 1992
Discovery Year: 1971
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 & Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northeasterly "Pinson Trend". Deposit Is In The Overturned (West) Limb Of A N30e-Striking Anticline.
Type: L
Description: In Addition To The N30e Ore-Bearing Fault, There Are Several Sets Of Joints, The Most Prominent Of Which Strikes N34e And Dips 13 Nw.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Decalcification And Bleaching Is The Most Prevalent In The Ore Zone. This Alteration Extends For Short Distances Into The Barren Wall Rocks. Within This Zone Of Decalcification There Are Localized Areas Of Jasperoidal Silicification And Kaolinization. Limonitic Silicification Occurs In The Rare High-Grade Areas Of The Deposit.
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LIMITED GEOCHEMICAL DATA INDICATE THAT TRACE ELEMENT SIGNATURES FOR FELIX CANYON ARE SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PINSON DEPOSITS. AS AND HG (AND TO A LESSER EXTENT SB, PB, AND ZN) CORRELATE WITH AU.
Materials
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): PIT IS OVAL IN PLAN.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1989 FIGURES CALCULATED USING A STRIP RATIO OF 3.2:1. ALL RESERVES SCHEDULED TO BE HEAP LEACHED. THESE RESERVES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE MINED OUT IN 1992.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN LOW HILLS ON EAST FLANK OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS. UTM'S TO CENTER OF PIT.
Comment (Development): ORE-GRADE GOLD FOUND IN FRACTURES IN ROCK ON HILL TO THE EAST OF THE DEPOSIT. FOLLOW-UP MAPPING AND DRILLING LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE FELIX CANYON DEPOSIT BENEATH SHALLOW ALLUVIUM AND SOILS. ; ECON.COM: 75% RUN-OF-MINE HEAP LEACH RECOVERIES.
Comment (Deposit): TABULAR ZONE PINCHES OUT ALONG STRIKE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
Comment (Commodity): AG CONTENT IS VERY LOW.
References
Reference (Deposit): MRDS QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY JOSEPH FOSTER, MINE GEOLOGIST, PINSON MINING COMPANY, MARCH, 1992
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.
