USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Clark County
Virgin River Deposit
Unconfirmed Manganese Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Clark
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Manganese
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Structure: SE Plunging Syncline, Minor NS Faults. Deposit type: Dimension stone - sandstone Geology: Mn mineralization 9.1 % Mn beds underlain by basalt flows and overlain by beds of gypsum. Dips range from 20 - 45 deg. Rock formation(s): Muddy Creek…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Occurrence
Operators / organizations
- John A. Lytle, John H. Perkins · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Pyrolusite
- Wad
- Basalt
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- commodity:Manganese
- Evaporite
- Pyrolusite
- Wad
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: 427633
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (6)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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