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Pioche Bristol Mine

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037382
MRDS ID M032083
Record type Site
Current site name Pioche Bristol Mine
Alternate or previous names Cutt Property
Related records 10271126

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.6039, 38.10246 (WGS84)
Elevation 1926
Relative position 3000 FEET N OF JACKRABBIT MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bristol Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(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
03N 66E 20 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • EAST SIDE OF BRISTOL RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.6039, 38.10246
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Highland Peak Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N55E
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 0.46M
    Length 228.6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN IS TRACEABLE FOR 750 FEET, AND IS THE RESULT OF A REPLACEMENT OF CRUSHED LIMESTONE WITHIN WELL DEFINED WALLS. THE VEIN RANGES FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES THICK, CARRIES SOME GALENA AND ANGLESITE, WITH CHIEFLY MASSIVE CERUSITE. VEIN IS COLORED GREEN DUE TO LITTLE CU. VEIN IS OFFSET 15 FEET WHERE BEING MINED. THE 250 FOOT SHAFT DOES NOT REACH THE VEIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Discoverer Edward Cutt

Mining district

District name Bristol And Jackrabbit

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pioche-Bristol Mining Co.
    First year 1932

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 76.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • COLLAR OF VERTICLE SHAFT IS 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE VEIN OUTCROP. SHALLOW OPEN PITS EXPLORE THE VEIN ON THE EAST OF THE OFFSET IN THE VEIN.

Comments on development

  • 6 CLAIMS, WORKED OCCASIONALLY BY LESSEES, BUT IDLE IN 1926.

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

    NBMG DISTRICT FILE 171, MAPS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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