The Iron King Mine is a gold and uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,771 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,771 Feet (1,759 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.87556, -118.17500
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Iron King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron King Mine
Secondary: Ic Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2416
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster 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: Chevron Minerals; Reverted To Bengoa Et Al When Chevron Pulled Out
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: On West Edge Of Mcdermitt Caldera Complex
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2416 OF SELECT QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CARRYING MUCH PYRITE CONTAINS 7% FE, 5% MG, 10% CA, 0.7% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 30 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 20 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR. AA ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWED 0.5 PPM AU.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): AREA WAS BEING ACTIVELY PROSPECTED AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984. LOCATION NOTICE: IC-73-CLAIM NAME; STAKED OCT 2, 1982 BY CHEVRON USA, GOLDEN, COLO. EXAMINER TALKED TO KEN HOLTZ OF MCDERMITT MINE; HE SAYS THEY HAVE LEASED PROPERTY FROM BENGOA, ET AL. THEY HAVE THIS CANYON, GOLD HILL CANYON TO RIDGE TOP AND SOUTH TO HORSE CANYON.
Comment (Deposit): WHITE QUARTZ VEINS IN FAULT STRUCTURES. PYRITE IN WALL ROCK. ALSO GRAY, GREASY, QUARTZ PRESENT. CONSIDERABLE PYRITE IN PLACES.
Comment (Workings): 3 SETS OF OLD WORKINGS CONSISTING OF ADITS AND SHAFTS. NEW WORK (2-3 YEARS OLD) CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS DRILL ROADS AND NUMEROUS DRILL HOLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 8-15-84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1960, NBMG BULL 59
Reference (Deposit): RYTUBA, ET AL., UNPUB. OFR.
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.
