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Raney, and John R. Norberg UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Donald Paul Model, Secretary BUREAU OF MINES Robert C. Horton, Director As the Nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water re- sources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdow recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interests of all our people. The Department also has a major re- sponsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in Island Territories under U.S. administration. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data: Lowe, N. T. (Nathan T.) Principal deposits of strategic and critical minerals in Nevada. (Information circular / United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines ; 9035) Supt. of Docs, no.: I 28.27:9035. 1. Ore-deposits—Nevada. 2. Strategic materials—Nevada. I. Raney, Russell G. II. Norberg, John R, III. Title. IV, Series: Information circular (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 9035. TNa&r.U4 [TN24.N31 622s [553. 4'09793] 85-600061 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 111 CONTENTS Page Page Abstract 1 Buckhorn 89 Introduction 2 Buckingham 90 Acknowledgments 2 Buena Vista 91 Organization of report 2 Bullion-Monarch 92 Commodity and deposit selection 3 C-M Alunite 93 Summary of mining activity in Nevada 6 Calico Hills 94 Infrastructural and institutional factors affecting Candelaria 95 mining activities in Nevada 7 Carlin 96 Utilities 7 Carson River 97 Electricity 7 Caselton 98 Natural gas 7 Crowell 99 Water 10 Dayton 100 Transportation 12 Dee 101 Rail 12 Dodge-Ford 102 Road 15 Dry Canyon 103 Regulation and taxation 19 East Northumberland 104 Mining regulations 19 Easy Miner 105 Taxation 19 Emerson 106 Mineral processing facilities 20 Enfield Bell 107 Milling facilities 20 Fannie Ryan 108 Smelting and refining 30 Fencemaker 109 Review of selected mineral commodities in Fish Creek 110 Nevada 32 Garnet-Tennessee Mountain Ill Aluminum 32 Getchell 112 Antimony 34 Gibellini 113 Barite 36 Gold Quarry 114 Beryllium 38 Goldfield 115 Copper 40 Goldstrike 116 Fluorspar 42 Grooseberry 117 Gold 42 Greystone 118 Iron ore 46 Gunmetal 119 Lead and zinc 48 Hard Luck-Pradier 120 Lithium 50 Heavy Spar 121 Magnesium 52 Hollywood 122 Manganese 54 Horse Canyon 123 Mercury 56 Indian Springs 124 Molybdenum 58 Jungle 125 Silver 60 Kay 126 Tungsten 62 Lakes 127 Abstracts of selected deposits in Nevada 64 Linka 128 Alligator Ridge 66 Maggie Creek 129 Ann 67 Mammoth 130 Ann Mason 68 Manhattan 131 Antimony King 69 McArthur 132 Argenta 70 McDermitt 133 Atlanta ." 71 McGill Tailings 134 Aurora 72 Minnesota 135 B & B 73 Modarelli 136 B & C Springs 74 Montana Mountains 137 Bald Mountain 75 Mount Hope 138 Basic, Inc 76 Mount Wheeler 139 Battle Mountain Copper Basin 77 Mountain Springs 140 Battle Mountain Copper Canyon 78 Nevada Moly 141 Bear 79 Nevada Scheelite 142 Bell Mountain 80 Northumberland 143 Big Ledge 81 Nyco 144 Bisoni 82 Overton 145 Bloody Canyon 83 P & S 146 Blue Star 84 Pan American 147 Bootstrap 85 Phelps-Stokes 148 Borealis 86 Pinson 149 Boulder City 87 Piute 150 Bray-Beulah . , 88 Preble 151 IV Page Page Prince 152 Stormy Creek 170 Pumpkin Hollow 153 Sutherland 171 Queen Lode 154 Taylor 172 Rain 155 Three Kids 173 Rainbow 156 Tonkin Springs 174 Relief Canyon 157 Tonopah 175 Ridge 7129 158 Tonapah Divide 176 Robinson district 159 Tonopah Hasbrouck 177 Rochester 160 Victoria 178 Rossi 161 Virgin River 179 Round Mountain 162 Ward 180 Ruby Hill 163 White Caps 181 Santa Fe 164 White Pine 182 Silver Peak 165 Windfall 183 Sixteen-to-One 166 Yerington 184 Snoose 167 References 185 202 Springer 168 Appendix A.—List of symbols and abbreviations . Sterling 169 Appendix B.—Common conversion factors 202 ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Location of selected principal deposits in Nevada 4 2. Major electrical transmission lines, principal substations, and in-state generating facilities in Nevada .... 8 3. Major certificated electricity service areas in Nevada 9 4. Natural gas distribution system in Nevada 11 5. Hydrographic regions and designated groimd water recharge areas of Nevada 13 6. Rail network of Nevada 14 7. General highway map of Nevada 16 8. Highway distances between principal Nevada communities 17 9. Highway accessibility for transporting nonreducible loads above legal weight limits 18 10. Selected beneficiation facilities in Nevada 21 11. Regional secondary processing facilities significant to Nevada 30 12. Aluminum in Nevada 33 13. Antimony in Nevada 35 14. Barite in Nevada 37 15. Beryllium in Nevada 39 16. Copper in Nevada 41 17. Fluorspar in Nevada 43 18. Gold in Nevada 45 19. Iron in Nevada 47 20. Lead-zinc in Nevada 49 21. Lithium in Nevada 51 22. Magnesivim in Nevada 53 23. Manganese in Nevada 55 24. Merctiry in Nevada 57 25. Molybdeniun in Nevada 59 26. Silver in Nevada 61 27. Tungsten in Nevada 63 28. Location of principal deposits with deposit abstracts 65 TABLES 1. Selected principal deposit index 5 2. Distribution of principal deposits of selected commodities in Nevada, by county 6 3. Representative industrial electrical power rates in Nevada 10 4. Nevada water simunary 12 5. Rail carriers and railage 15 6. Permits required in Nevada before initiation of mining or milling 20 7. Niunerical index of selected beneficiation facilities in Nevada 22 8. Selected beneficiation facilities in Nevada 23 9. Deposit abstract index 64 UNIT OF MEASURE ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT cm centimeter m'»/h cubic meter per hoxu- g gram mi* square mile g/t gram per metric ton oz ounce gal/min gallon per minute ppm parts per million gal/ton gallon per short ton t metric ton ha hectare t/a metric ton per year kg kilogram t/d metric ton per day kg/t kilogram per metric ton t/h metric ton per hour km kilometer t/month metric ton per month km* square kilometer t/wk metric ton per week kV kilovolt ton short ton kW kilowatt ton/h short ton per hour kWh kilowatt hour ton/yr short ton per year L/s liter per second tr oz troy ounce L/t liter per metric ton tr oz/ton troy ounce per short ton lb pound wt % weight percent MW megawatt yd" cubic yard m meter ydVa cubic yard per year m^" square meter yd^/d cubic yard per day m^ cubic meter yd='/h cubic yard per hour m'/d cubic meter per day yr year PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN NEVADA By N. T. Lowe,i Russell G. Raney,^ and John R. Norberg^ ABSTRACT This Bureau of Mines publication presents salient deposit information in abstract form on 119 principal mineral deposits in the State of Nevada. Commodity coverage addresses 17 critical and strategic commodities that appear to have commercial pro- duction potential in the State. The core of the deposits described is taken from those properties evaluated under the Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability Program (MAP); additional deposits are included to provide a more complete coverage. Institutional and infrastructviral factors affecting mineral development are also discussed. 'Physical scientist. •Geologist. 'Supervisory physical scientist. Western Field Operations Center, Bureau of Mines, Spokane, WA. INTRODUCTION About a decade ago, the Bureau of Mines embarked report is to present, in a single volume, nonproprietary data upon an ambitious program to systematically assess on 119 selected principal deposits of strategic and critical mineral supplies available to the U.S. economy. The minerals in the State of Nevada. The easy-to-read format Minerals Availability Program (MAP), formally established provides locational, geological, and operational data for in 1974 {727),'^ provides current appraisals of nonfuel selected deposits along with discussions of institutional and mineral supplies for consideration in the development of infrastructural factors affecting mineral development in the U.S. minerals policies. Results of these appraisals are State. published on a commodity basis in a series of availability Much of the deposit-specific data were derived from reports that describe the supply of a commodity from MAP deposit evaluations that have been conducted over the domestic or foreign sources in terms of tonnage-price past 10 yr. Additional deposit data, as well as information relationships. on transportation, water, electricity, natural gas, and taxes The keystones of MAP appraisals are deposit-specific were gathered from recent newspapers and jom-nals and evaluations conducted by geologists and engineers of the from interviews with company and State officials. Data on Bureau's Field Operations Centers and by contractors. The mineral production and mining history were obtained from deposit evaluations examine in detail the geologic, engineer- Bureau and Nevada Bureau of Mines publications.
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