The Hematite Mine is a iron mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,209 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,209 Feet (1,283 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.08806, -118.18111
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Hematite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hematite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Mineral Basin District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Southern Pacific Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Fe
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 63.5% FE, 0.08% P., 0.01%S
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 33.4% ORE IN DUMP; 32.7% ORE IN SURROUNDING AREA AND ORE UNDERLYING THE PIT
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 29; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BUFFALO MOUNTAIN (1954) 1:625000
Comment (Development): OPERATED BY NEVADA IRON ORE CO. AND NEVADA BARTH CO.. INACTIVE IN 1985
Comment (Deposit): VEINS RANGING FROM 1 IN TO MORE THAN 10 FT IN WIDTH WITH A HIGH RATIO OF HEMATITE TO MAGNETITE.
Comment (Workings): AN OPEN PIT 500 FT LONG AND 300 FT WIDE
Comment (Geology): VEINS RANGING FROM 1 INCH TO MORE THAN 10 FT. IN WIDTH WITH A HIGH RATIO OF HEMATITE, TO MAGNETITE.
Comment (Deposit): OPERATED BY NEVADA IRON ORE CO. AND NEVADA BARTH CO. UNDER LEASES FROM SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN PIT 500 FT. LONG AND 300 FT. WIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Production): JOHNSON, 77
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON, 1977.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 89
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: USBM IC 85H
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 18 JUL 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
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.
