The Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Plant is a magnesite mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 1,759 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,759 Feet (536 Meters)
Commodity: Magnesite
Lat, Long: 36.0425, -114.99920
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Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Plant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Plant
Secondary: Basic Magnesium Inc. Plant
Secondary: Titanium Metals Plant
Commodity
Primary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Kerr-Mc Gee Chemical Corp.
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Titanium Metals Corp. Of America
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Basic Magnesium Inc.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1944
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Refiner
Plant Subtype: Electrostatic
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): PROCESSORS.
Reference (Deposit): E & MJ, 1975, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).
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.
