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The Iron King Mine is a former iron mine located in the located in the [[Jackson Range]]<ref name="willden1963">Ronald Willden, "[http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1141d General Geology of the Jackson Mountains Humboldt County, Nevada]," Geological Survey Bulletin 1141-D, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1963</ref>.
The Iron King Mine is a former iron mine located in the located in the [[Jackson Range]]<ref name="willden1963">Ronald Willden, "[http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1141d General Geology of the Jackson Mountains Humboldt County, Nevada]," Geological Survey Bulletin 1141-D, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1963</ref>.


The mine was held by the DeLong Brothers and leased by W. G. Austin and Tom Beko<ref>[http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b65.pdf Mineral and water resources of Nevada,]" Nevada Bureau of Mines, 1964.</ref>, who started mining in 1952. By the end of 1960, 664,403 tons of iron ore were mined <ref>"[http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/scans/2510/25100009.pdf Jackson Mining District]"</ref>
The mine was held by the DeLong Brothers and leased by W. G. Austin and Tom Beko<ref>[http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b65.pdf Mineral and water resources of Nevada,]" Nevada Bureau of Mines, 1964.</ref>, who started mining in 1952. By the end of 1960, 664,403 tons of iron ore were mined <ref>"H.F. Bonham, Jr., L.J. Garside, R.B. Jones, K.G. Papke, J.Quade, and J.V. Tingle, "[http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/of8503.pdf OF1985-03: A mineral inventory of the Paradise-Denio -- and Sonoma-Gerlach Resource Areas, Winnemucca District, Nevada]," Jackson Mountains District, p. 72, 1985.</ref>.


The ore was transported to [[Jungo]]<ref name="willden1963"/>.
The ore was transported to [[Jungo]]<ref name="willden1963"/>.
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== Remote Resources ==
== Remote Resources ==
* "[http://www.mindat.org/loc-59636.html Iron King mine (DeLong mine), Jackson Mountains District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA], Mindat.
* "[http://www.mindat.org/loc-59636.html Iron King mine (DeLong mine), Jackson Mountains District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA], Mindat.
* Remzi Solak, "Magnetic Survey in the Iron King Mine Area, Jackson Mountains, Nevada," 1962.
* Donald Gene Fisher, "Geology of the Iron King Magnetite Deposit, Jackson Mountains, Nevada," 1962.

Revision as of 04:13, 23 December 2014

The Iron King Mine is a former iron mine located in the located in the Jackson Range[1].

The mine was held by the DeLong Brothers and leased by W. G. Austin and Tom Beko[2], who started mining in 1952. By the end of 1960, 664,403 tons of iron ore were mined [3].

The ore was transported to Jungo[1].

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ronald Willden, "General Geology of the Jackson Mountains Humboldt County, Nevada," Geological Survey Bulletin 1141-D, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1963
  2. Mineral and water resources of Nevada," Nevada Bureau of Mines, 1964.
  3. "H.F. Bonham, Jr., L.J. Garside, R.B. Jones, K.G. Papke, J.Quade, and J.V. Tingle, "OF1985-03: A mineral inventory of the Paradise-Denio -- and Sonoma-Gerlach Resource Areas, Winnemucca District, Nevada," Jackson Mountains District, p. 72, 1985.

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