Nevada Iron Ore Sec. 29 Mine

The Nevada Iron Ore Sec. 29 Mine is a iron mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,229 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nevada Iron Ore Sec. 29 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.

Owner Name: Operated By Nevada Iron Ore Co., And Nevada Barth Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: VEINS

Form: VEINS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Scapolitized

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.01% S
Analytical Data: 0.04% P
Analytical Data: 9% SIO2
Analytical Data: 60% FE

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite

Comments

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

Comment (Production): 18,000 TONS LUMP ORE 1953-54, 180,000 TONS 1959-67

Comment (Development): LEASED TO NEVADA IRON ORE AND TO NEVADA BARTH.. INACTIVE IN 1985

Comment (Deposit): MAGNETITE-HEMATITE OCCURS IN TWO INTERSECTING VEINS. SHIPPING GRADE ORE OCCURS AS LENSES & PODS THROUGHOUT THE VEINS.

Comment (Workings): OPEN PITS 660 FT. LONG, 70 FT. DEEP, AND 30-80 FT WIDE; 550 FT LONG, 75 FT DEEP AND 75 FT WIDE

Comment (Geology): MAGNETITE-HEMATITE OCCURS IN TWO INTERSECTING VEINS. SHIPPING GRADE ORE OCCURS AS LENSES & PODS THROUGHTOUT THE VEINS. LAKE LAHONTAN DEPOSITS COVER MUCH OF THE IRON DEPOSITS TO THE DEPTHS OF FEW TENS OF FEET.

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY IS OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. AND WAS LEASED TO NEVADA IRON ORE AND TO NEVADA BARTH. WORKINGS CONSIST OF OPEN PITS 660 FEET LONG, 70 FT. DEEP, AND 30 TO 80 FT. WIDE; 500 FT. LONG, 75 FT. DEEP, AND 75 FT. WIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

References

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 1C 8511

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

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

Reference (Production): JOHNSON, 1977.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON, 1977

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.