| Deposit ID | 10037250 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M031211 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Crown Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Leaf |
| Related records | 10232425 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.62697, 39.7491 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2570 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mattier Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kern Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring-Steptoe Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | White Pine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 22N | 65E | 28 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.62697, 39.7491 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Numerous Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissure, N40w |
| General form | THIN LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10-15W TO N40W |
| Dip | 40W TO VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Discoverer | Simon Davis |
| Year of first production | 1898 |
| District name | Aurum |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M031211 |
HILL, JAMES M, 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, US GEO. BULL. 648
HOSE, R. K., BLAKE, M. C. JR., AND SMITH, R., 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 85.
MINING RECORD CLIPPINGS, 1937, NBMG FILE 322.
USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.
COUCH, B.F.,AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NBMG BULL 38, P. 150.
COUCH & CARPENTER, 1943, P.150.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURRED AS THIN LENSES PARALLEL TO BEDDING |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Giorgi, Albert John (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1983 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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