Keystone Mine

Past Producer in White Pine county in Nevada, United States with commodities Manganese, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037316
MRDS ID M031291
Record type Site
Current site name Keystone Mine
Related records 10198217

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.96587, 39.27633 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position 1 MILES E OF RUTH, 5 MILES W OF ELY
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada White Pine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
16N 62E 02 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 74
USGS model code 19b
Deposit model name Replacement Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.96587, 39.27633

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORE IS RATHER SOFT, COVERNOUS MIXTURE OF MANGANESE OXIDES

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Robinson (Ely)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031291

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RANSOME, BUREHARD, 1919 CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEO PART 1 METALS AND NONMETALS EXCEPT FUELS U.S.G.S. BULL 710

  • Deposit

    HOSE, R.K., BLAKE, M.C.JR., AND SMITH, R.M., 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 85.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Giorgi, Albert John (Roberts, Ralph) U.S. Geological Survey