Dixie Creek Area

The Dixie Creek Area is a mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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

Name: Dixie Creek Area  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.56667, -115.95000

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Dixie Creek Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dixie Creek Area


Commodity

Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad 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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER-MODERN-FLUVIAL

Comment (Deposit): PLACER MATERIAL DERIVED CHIEFLY FROM VOLCANIC ROCKS. PLACER SAMPLE REPORTED IN 1905 HAD 5.9% ILMENITE AND 44% MAGNETITE. SURFACE SAMPLES BY NEVADA BUR. MINES CONTAINED A MAXIMUM OF 0.3% TIO2 AND LITTLE MAGNETITE.

Comment (Geology): THE QUARTZ VEINS CUT THE RHYOLITE BEDROCK. THE RHYOLITE OVERLIES GRANITE. ; GEOL.DESC: IGNEOUS,VOLCANIC

Comment (Deposit): OCTAHEDRITE REPORTED IN SMALL FISSURES OF QUARTZ VEINS BUT RECONNAISSANCE INVESTIGATIONS FAILED TO REVEAL ANY SUCH CONCENTRATIONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1900'S


References

Reference (Deposit): BEAL, L. H., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPT. 3, 42 P


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.