| Deposit ID | 10037339 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M032019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wide Awake Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Stindt and Donohue Lease, NBMG Sample Site 799, Harney Group. |
| Related records | 10295091 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.43112, 37.91552 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF PIOCHE |
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 | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SMELTER RETURNS ON ORE FROM THE WIDE AWAKE MINE: (VALUES FOR 3 SHIPMENTS) .045, .13, .34 OZ AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 72.8, 151.4, 24.1 OZ AG/TON |
| Result | .18, .30, 0.0% CU |
| Result | 11.55, 57.15, 10.70% PB |
| Result | 14, 3.05, 14.40% FE |
| Result | 39.8, 15.4, 58.1% SI |
| Result | 4.15, 0.0, 0.0% ZN |
| Result | .35, 4.5, .55% S. SAMPLE 799 CONTAINS 15 % FE, 2000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 1000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CD, 1000 PPM CU, 7000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 10000 PPM ZN, 200 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 799 CONTAINS 15 % FE, 2000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 1000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CD, 1000 PPM CU, 7000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 10000 PPM ZN, 200 PPM ZR. |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -114.43112, 37.91552 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Highland Thrust Plate, Major Nw Normal Faults . Several Periods Of Tectonic Activity Evident. . Several Periods Of Tectonic Activity Evident. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Normal Fault, Thrust Fault |
| Strike | N10-30W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20SE |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
| Width | 2.74M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| District name | Pioche District District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Iron Triangle Mines |
| Home office | David I. Witts, President, 5353 1st International Bldg., Dallas, Tx. 75270 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 181.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M032019 |
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
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983 FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG 22, 1983.
USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
WEED, W. H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV, P. 1221 (HARNEY GROUP).
STATE MINE INSPECTOR, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981.
TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ON DUMP CONSISTS OF EUHEDRAL TO SUBHEDRAL PYRITE CRYSTALS AND GRAINS DISSEMINATED IN MASSIVE TO SACCHROIDAL QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL ALONG WITH MINOR CHALCOPYRITE AND COPPER OXIDES STAINING SHEARED MATERIAL. QUARTZITE ON DUMPS ALSO CARRIES VERY FINE-GRAINED DISSEMINATED SULFIDES, AS DOES A GREEN PHYLLITIC SHALE UNIT FOUND ON DUMP. WELL-FORMED CRYSTALS OF JAROSITE COAT FRACTURE SURFACES AND SERICITE IS ABUNDANT. MINOR GOSSAN WAS NOTED. QUARTZITE BRECCIA IS CEMENTED WITH OPALINE SILICA AND IS STAINED WITH FE AND MN OXIDES. LATE STAGE SILICA COATS EXPOSED SURFACES. MAPS SHOW A SERIES OF PARALLEL N10-30W FAULTS HERE. THIS IS INDIRECTLY CONFIRMED BY FAULTING UPSLOPE FROM THE WORKINGS. LOCALLY THE SEDIMENTS HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY SILICIFIED. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1937 (MAIN ORE SHOOT) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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