Heizer

The Heizer is a mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,301 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

Name: Heizer  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.0425, -118.14640

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Heizer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Heizer
Secondary: Segerstrom-Heizer


Commodity

Tertiary: 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

Type: Private Lease
Type: Fee Ownership


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Southern Pacific Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Segerstrom, C. H. And Heizer, J. M.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Scapolite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Actinolite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): WALLACE RE, 1969, USGS GEOL. QUAD.MAP GQ-821, SCALE 1:62,500

Reference (Deposit): TATLOCK DB, 1969, NEVADA BUR MINES & GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE MAP

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON EL, 1952, PRIVATE REPORT, JANUARY, 19P, 9 MAPS

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON EL, 1951, PRIVATE RPT.JANUARY, 13 P.

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON EL, 1958, PRIVATE RPT.JUNE 8P, 2MAPS

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON EL, 1954, PRIVATE RPT.,MARCH 3P, 1 MAP

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON EL, 1958, PRIVATE REPORT, MARCH, 7P, 1 MAP

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON EL, 1954, PRIVATE REPORT, MARCH, 10 P, 1 MAP

Reference (Deposit): REEVES RG & KRAL VE, 1955, NEV.BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL 53, P

Reference (Deposit): MOORE L, 1971, USBM IC 8511,P159-62 AND 162-3

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN FC, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS & MINERAL RESOURCES OF NE

Reference (Deposit): KRAL VE, 1947, USBM RI 4025, 8P

Reference (Deposit): USBM RPT OF INVEST 4025, 1947, P 1-8

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 89, 1977, P 68, 69, 72, PL 2A

Reference (Deposit): MAP-1968,USGS AEROMAG. MAP OF UNIONVILLE REGION,NEV.BUR.MINS

Reference (Deposit): MAP-1954, USGS BUFFALO MT. 15 MINUTE TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD MAP


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.