Hoosie Mine

The Hoosie Mine is a silica mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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: Hoosie Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 39.43306, -115.95222

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Hoosie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hoosie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRATIFORM


Structure

Type: R
Description: Hoosac Fault Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Along Fault Zone Forming Jasperoid


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Middle Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 100M

Comment (Production): SILICA MINED FOR USE AS A FLUXING MATERIAL

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED ZONE ALONG FAULT ZONE

Comment (Geology): SILICA OCCURS AS JASPEROID IN EUREKA QUARTZITE. THE JASPEROID FORMED ALONG THE HOOSAC FAULT IN RESPONSE TO HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY

Comment (Deposit): THE SILICA MINED, WAS USED AS FLUXING MATERIAL. THE DEPOSIT IS SOUTHWEST OF THE EUREKA DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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

Reference (Deposit): USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO. 107, REF. NO 3201100054

Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS (1973) NEVADA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 19

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 406

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. ET-AL., (1967)


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.