Zero Tunnel

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037338
MRDS ID M032020
Record type Site
Current site name Zero Tunnel
Related records 10149309

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.4639, 37.92218 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 1/2 MILE S OF PIOCHE, Within 0.25 Mi, Within 0.25 Mi

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pioche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
01N 67E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 74
USGS model code 19b
Deposit model name Replacement Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pioche Shale
    Rock description Pioche Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.4639, 37.92218

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS OXIDIZED MN IN LIMESTONE BEDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pioche District District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Period Thru 1952
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Manganese Manganese 20wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.

  • Deposit

    WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.

  • Deposit

    COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89

  • Deposit

    ABBOTT, J. W., 1907, MIN AND SCI PRESS.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

  • Production

    TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS IN LIMESTONE BED NEAR GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE WHICH IS SHATTERED AND HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED WITH BOTH CONTACTS FISSURED AND MINERALIZED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-79 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-84 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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