USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Carson City County
Bessemer Prospect
Unconfirmed Iron Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Carson City
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Iron
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Iron King Deposit, Brunswick Canyon Strong Mine, Yerington Mine, Burnswick Canyon Prospect
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Alteration: Silicification Deposit: Jack Quade stated "My brunton wouldn't work- too much magnetite !"!!!!!!!!!!! ; info.src : 1 pub lit Development: SHIPMENTS IN 1907,1919-20, 1944 AND 1953. ; ECON.COM: SHIPPED LESS THAN 1000 TONS IN 1953. Geology:…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Andesite
- Hematite
- Magnetite
- Quartz
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 61054
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.