Imperial Prospect

The Imperial Prospect is a iron mine located in Eureka 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

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Site Name

Primary: Imperial Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Modarelli-Frenchie Creek 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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Iron King Adventures Co.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1962
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
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Volcanics Silicified, Kaolinized, & Brecciated Near Orebodies

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Development): LOCATED BY IRON KING ADVENTURES CO. IN 1962

Comment (Deposit): MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE REPLACE BRECCIATED VOLCANICS ALONG SHEAR ZONES.

Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER CUTS AND HAND-DUG TEST PITS

Comment (Geology): HEMATITE & MATNETITE AS REPLACEMENTS IN ONDESITE, AND DACITE ALONG NEAR VERTICAL SHEAR ZONE THAT STRIKES N75W. THE IRON WAS PROBABLY DERIVED FROM LOWER CRET. PLUTONIC ROCK, AND TRANSPORTED BY HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS. (MUFFLER, 1964). REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETE WAS COMPLETE ENOUGH ONLY IN A SMALL PART OF THE AREA, TO FORM ORE GRADE MATERIAL.

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED BY AND HELD IN 1962 BY IRON KING ADVENTURES CO. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF BULLDOZER CUTS AND HAND DUG TEST PITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 83, REFERENCE NO. 3201100162

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRI, P. 92

Reference (Deposit): MUFFLER, L. J. (1964) GEOLOGY OF THE FRENCHIE CREEK QUADRANGLE, NEV., USGS BULL 1179

Reference (Deposit): SHAWE, F. R., REEVES, R. G., KRAL, V. E., (1962) IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, PART C, N.B.M. BULL. 53

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.