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Eastside Mine

Occurrence in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tin, Mercury
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037562
MRDS ID M035524
Record type Site
Current site name Eastside Mine
Alternate or previous names Copper King 1 To 12

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.32984, 38.09104 (WGS84)
Elevation 1996
Relative position 7 MI NW OF BASALT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Basalt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 033E Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COPPER STAINED QTZ. VEINS AND BRECCIA LAYERS OVER A 100 FT. WIDTH ; SILICIFIED AND LOCALLY BLEACHED AND ARGILLIZED COUNTRY ROCK. QUARTZ PORPHYRY DIKE TRENDING NE IS ALTERED AND MAY BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO MINERALIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John Hiser, Andy Drumm
    Home office Fallon, Nev.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT WITH STOPES TO THE SURFACE ALONG A 300 - FOOT SEGMENT OF THE ADIT SMALL OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 58

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS & BRECCIA LAYERS PARALLEL WITH BEDDING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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