Hematite Mine

The Hematite Mine is a iron mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,209 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: Hematite Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,209 Feet (1,283 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.08806, -118.18111

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Hematite Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hematite Mine


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Mineral Basin 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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Southern Pacific Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Fe


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 63.5% FE, 0.08% P., 0.01%S


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 33.4% ORE IN DUMP; 32.7% ORE IN SURROUNDING AREA AND ORE UNDERLYING THE PIT

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 29; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BUFFALO MOUNTAIN (1954) 1:625000

Comment (Development): OPERATED BY NEVADA IRON ORE CO. AND NEVADA BARTH CO.. INACTIVE IN 1985

Comment (Deposit): VEINS RANGING FROM 1 IN TO MORE THAN 10 FT IN WIDTH WITH A HIGH RATIO OF HEMATITE TO MAGNETITE.

Comment (Workings): AN OPEN PIT 500 FT LONG AND 300 FT WIDE

Comment (Geology): VEINS RANGING FROM 1 INCH TO MORE THAN 10 FT. IN WIDTH WITH A HIGH RATIO OF HEMATITE, TO MAGNETITE.

Comment (Deposit): OPERATED BY NEVADA IRON ORE CO. AND NEVADA BARTH CO. UNDER LEASES FROM SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN PIT 500 FT. LONG AND 300 FT. WIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Production): JOHNSON, 77

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON, 1977.

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

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: USBM IC 85H

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 18 JUL 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3


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.