Tule Prospect Sec. 34

The Tule Prospect Sec. 34 is a iron mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 feet.

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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: Tule Prospect Sec. 34  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.07444, -118.37361

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Tule Prospect Sec. 34 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tule Prospect Sec. 34


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Wild Horse District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Fe


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOSSANS: 17.9% FE & 12.6% S TO 60% FE & 0.62%


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): AT THIS PROSPECT, DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE AND PYRITE OCCUR NEAR A DIORITE STOCK IN CALCAREOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS CAPPED BY SHALLOW GOSSAN OF HEMATITE AND LIMONITE PRODUCED BY WEATHERING, 20 FEET THICK. FIRE DRILL HOLES INDICATE A MAGNETITE TO PYRITE RATIO OF 5:4.

Comment (Workings): TRENCHING AND CORE DRILLING WAS DONE

Comment (Geology): DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE AND PYRITE OCCUR NEAR DIORITE STOCK IN CALCAREOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS CAPPED BY SHALLOW GOSSAN OF HEMATITE AND LIMONITE PRODUCED BY WEATHERING, 20 FEET THICK. FIRE DRILL HOLES INDICATES A MAGNETITE TO PYRITE RATIO OF 5:4.

Comment (Deposit): TRENCHING AND CORE DRILLING WAS DONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES & IRON ORE MARKETS; USBM IC 8511, P. 204-205.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1958-61, V.I. SO. PACIFIC CO, SAN FRANCISCO, P.19


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