White Rock Prospect

The White Rock Prospect is a iron mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: White Rock Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 39.92278, -118.04722

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White Rock Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Rock Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Table Mountain 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

Owner Name: Sanfrod A. Bunce And Others
Years: 1954 -


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: Volcanic-hosted magnetite


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BEST MATERIAL ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 55-60% FE


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF STILLWATER RANGE, BUT ACCESSIBLE 17.5 MILES BY FAIR DESERT ROAD SE OF HEIZER-SEGERSTROM MINE CLAIMS ARE LESS THAN 5 MILES WEST OF THE DIXIE VALLEY ROAD, BUT THE CANYON RD. TO THE VALLEY IS NOT ALWAYS PASSBLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): GROUP OF UNPATENTED CLAIMS, SMALL SIZE AND REMOTENESS HAVE PREVENTED LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED FAULT ZONES CONTAINING FERRUGINOLLS VEINS AND PODS OCCUPY AN AREA OF ABOUT 1/4 SQ. MILE.

Comment (Geology): SMALL IRON DEPOSITS OF MAGNETITE ALMOST COMPLETELY ALTERED TO HEMATITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): PAGE, B.M., 1965, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF APART OF THE STILLWATER RANGE, CHURCHILL CO., NV; N.B.M.G. MAP. 28.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., AND R.C. SPEED; 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NV; N.B.M.G. BULL. 83 WILLDEN

Reference (Deposit): SHAWE, F.R. REEVES, R.G., AND KRAL, V.E., 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVAD, PT. C; IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NEVADA; N.B.M.G. BULL. 53, PT. C. P. 124-125.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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