NBMG Sample Site 2696

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037811
MRDS ID M042803
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2696

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.32259, 38.50243 (WGS84)
Elevation 1719

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Peavine Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Big Smoky Valley(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 041E 36 SW OF SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESSIBLE BY 4WD ROAD FROM PEAVINE CANYON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Tuff

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2696 OF FRACTURED, SILICIFIED RHYOLITE TUFF CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.2% TI, 300 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 150 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 150 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.32259, 38.50243

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear

Ore body information

  • Strike N40-50E
    Dip NEAR 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone; Joint Surfaces

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cloverdale District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 30-FT VERTICAL SHAFT, 2 SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS NEARBY.

Comments on development

  • OLD CLAIM POSTS DATE FROM ABOUT 1900-1920 ERA. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 2 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 71-76.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE IN FE OXIDE-STAINED SILICIFIED RHYOLITE TUFF. LITTLE SIGN OF MINERALIZATION EXCEPT IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDE STAINING ALONG SHEAR AND ALONG JOINT SURFACES IN TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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