| Deposit ID | 10037206 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M031089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Accident Mine |
| Related records | 10270000 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.4439, 35.76 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES DUE SOUTH OF GOODSPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goodsprings(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 025S | 058E | 23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.4439, 35.76 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fredrickson Rift Belt (Nw Belt Of Pronounced Shearing) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Several Faults Exposed In The Workings; 75 Feet East Of The Mouth Of The Main Tunnel Is A Fault Breccia Striking N 17 W And Dipping 65 W, Separating Bullion Dolomite From Bird Spring Fm. Base. This Fault Is Cut Off On The N By Another Eastward Dipping Fault. |
| Strike | NS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 12 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goodsprings |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M031089 |
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 158 .
LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 P. 186 .
ALBRITTON & OTHERS, 1954 , GEOLOGY CONTROLS OF LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT, NEV. USGS BULL. 1010 P. 97 - 100 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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