| Deposit ID | 10037338 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M032020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zero Tunnel |
| Related records | 10149309 |
| 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 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01N | 67E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 74 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19b |
| Deposit model name | Replacement Mn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pioche Shale |
| Rock description | Pioche Shale |
| (1) | -114.4639, 37.92218 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioche District District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Thru 1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE MN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^20% Mn | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M032020 |
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.
WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.
HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.
COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89
ABBOTT, J. W., 1907, MIN AND SCI PRESS.
USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970
| 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. |
| 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 |
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