White Knolls

The White Knolls is a magnesite mine located in White Pine 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: White Knolls  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation:

Commodity: Magnesite

Lat, Long: 38.92222, -115.36139

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White Knolls MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Knolls


Commodity

Primary: Magnesite


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Currant Creek


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/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Glen And Dorothy Stark


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

Type: R
Description: Fault Limits The Deposit On The East Side


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnesite


Comments

Comment (Geology): NEITHER LENSES NOR NODULES OF MAGNESITE WERE OBSERVED, THOUGH ANALYSES OF SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE SHAFT ARE REPORTED TO INDICATE MAGNESITIC MATERIAL. ANALYSIS SHOWED INCREASE OF SILICA WITH DEPTH


References

Reference (Deposit): VITALIANO, CHARLES J.1951, MAGNESIUM-MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CURRENT CREEK DISTRICT NEV., U.S. GEO BULL 978

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R.K., BLAKE, M.C. JR., AND SMITH, R.M., 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL.85


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.