Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Plant

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

Name: Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Plant  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

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

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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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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