| Deposit ID | 10037462 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M035327 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quailey Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Excelsior Mtn. Co., Amalgamated Copper Co., Qualey, Quality, Sulfide |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.50206, 38.31742 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | NORTH FLANK EXCELSIOR MOUNTAINS, 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAWTHORNE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Whisky Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Walker Lake(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 005N | 031E | 02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Rock unit name | Excelsior Formation |
| Rock description | Excelsior Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| (1) | -118.50206, 38.31742 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | An East Trending Mineralized Fault, Dips From 70 Deg. South To Vertical Is Cut In Lower Adit |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 45 NW - 90 |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Discoverer | Roosevelt Mining Claim |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| District name | Whiskey Flat |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ladd Enterprises |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M035327 |
LINCOLN, F. C., 1923 , MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEV. ; RENO NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., P 137 - 157
ROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58
DMEA - 3289 (CONF.)
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975 , VOL. 176 , NO. 11 , P 240
1927 RECON NEV. NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO
1954 RECON DMEA - 3289 (CONF.)
1961 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58
E & MJ ( F4 )
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AFTER A LAPSE OF 65 YEARS, LADD ENTERPRISES INC. IS ACTIVELY WORKING THIS SITE |
| Deposit | LADD ENTERPRISES PURCHASED PROPERTY IN MAY OF 1977 , 5,000 TONS OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY ORE WAS STOCKPILED AT THE MINE FROM EARLIER PRODUCTION. CURRENT PRODUCTION IS TRUCKED 56 MI. TO THE COMPANYS 200 - TPD MILL AT MINA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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