Illipah Mine, White Pine County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Illipah Mine | Mine |
| White Pine County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 27' 38'' North , 115° 27' 4'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth | 440 (2011) | 44.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
438753
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:438753:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3c3c16ab-7bc6-4cc9-af92-ec51850142f5
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Northeast Pit; Main Pit; South Pit
Structure: The north-south-trending Illipah Anticline projects through the mine area, bounded on the east by a steep west-dipping reverse fault. A major N-S trending shear zone dips W 30-60 degrees. E-W and NW-trending faults offset the jasperoid.
Alteration: A bold north-south-trending jasperoidal zone outcrops along the west flank of Illipah Ridge. the jasperoid has developed along the contact between the Joana Limestone and Chainman Shale. Alteration associated with the deposit consists of decalcification, oxidation,
Commodity: Ore Materials: gold Gangue Materials: quartz
Deposit: Most ore mined at Illipah was from teh upper 50 feet of the Devils Gate Limestone.
Deposit type: Sediment-hosted Au
Development: Tenneco acquired the Illipah property from Earth Resources in 1980 and in 1981 intersected the southern end of the Illipah orebody. Tenneco drilled nearly 400 holes during the period 1980-1986. The property was included in the purchase of Tenneco's mineral holdings by Echo Bay Mines Ltd. On June 1, 1988, Echo Bay entered into the Alta Bay Venture with Alta Gold Co. Alta Gold gained a 60% interest in the venture and became operator of the Illipah Mine. Production commenced in October, 1987. The Illipah mine employed a total of about 60 workers in 1987. Gold recovery was estimated at 90% using heap leach technology. Gold-bearing solutions from the heap leach were treated in carbon adsorption tanks. The loaded carbon was sent to the McCoy mine plant for recovery of contained gold. Reserves at the Illipah mine had been mined out by the end of 1988, but heap- leaching continued through the summer of 1989 and the mine closed late in the year.
Ore(s): Subeconomic mineralizatio occurs at intersections of E-W and NW-trending faults with the jasperoid.
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10310433 |
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