| Deposit ID | 10008824 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001261 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Horse Group Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold King Mine, Gold King Nos. 1 and 2 Claims, California Group. |
| Related records | 10247075 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.31752, 39.14994 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MILES NE OF SACRAMENTO PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sacramento Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hamlin-Snake Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | White Pine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015N | 068E | 23,24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE ORE GRADE WAS ABOUT 0.9 OZ/T AU, 0.6 OZ/T AG |
|---|---|
| Result | W ORE AVERAGED 2 % WO3 WITH NO MNO. |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.31752, 39.14994 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Decollement Fault Dipping Nnw Separates Quartzite From Cambrian Limestone And Shale. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Complexly Folded And Faulted |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Black Horse |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amalgamated Nevada Mines Co. |
| First year | 1910 |
| Last year | 1912 |
| Year | 1913 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1906-1913 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1941-1944,1953 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001261 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP MR-25.
HOSE, R.K., BLAKE, M.C.,JR.,AND SMITH,R.M.,1976, NBMG BULL 85, P. 46-47.
STAGER, H.K., NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN IN NEVADA; IN PREPARATION.
STAMBAUGH, J.W. 1912, NBMG FILE 324, ITEM 1.
USBM, 1963, NBMG FILE 324, ITEM 3
NBMG FILE 324, CLIPPINGS- SEVERAL FROM ENG.AND MIN. JOUR.
USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 50-83.
HOSE, R.K., 1981, USGS MAP MF 1244-A
TERRADATA, 1980, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE SCHELL RESOURCE AREA, ELY DISTRICT, NEVADA: PREPARED FOR BLM 11.) COUCH,B.F., & CARPENTER,J.A., 1943, NBMG BULL 38, P.1
SMITH, 1976; STAGER,H.K.,IN PREP., COUCH AND CARPENTER, 1943, P. 150.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES ARE IN 2 QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS ALONG BEDDING FAULTS. VEINS PINCH AND SWELL ALONG STRIKE AND DIP. BLACK HORSE TUNGSTEN VEIN WAS MINED FOR SCHEELITE TO A DEPTH OF 100 FT, AND EXPLORED TO A DEPTH OF 200 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1983 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 09-JUN-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
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