| Deposit ID | 10040527 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattlesnake Canyon Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2419, Carbonate Claims |
| Related records | 10125026 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.61239, 41.05932 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1420 |
| Relative position | 20 MI. NW OF JUNGO: 20 MI. NE OF SULPHUR, NEV. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 037N | 030E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2419 FROM CU-STAINED CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN ALTERED DIORITE AND LIMESTONE CONTAINS 5 % FE, 5 % MG, 20 % CA, 0-.1 % TI, + 5000 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 500 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 15 -PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 7000 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 500 PPM- SB, 7 PPM SC, 2000 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN, 1-0 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | King Lear Formation |
| Rock description | King Lear Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -118.61239, 41.05932 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deer Creek Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Production years | 1941 - 1942 |
| District name | Red Butte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Walter L. Low |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. S. Low; Ray Mead |
| Home office | Box 955, Ocean Shores, Wa. 98569 |
| First year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055340 |
BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 41.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59
RANSOME, F.L., 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL. 414.
WILLDEN, 1964, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 1141 - D
JONES, R. B., 17 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
USBM UNPUB DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN SHEAR ZONES |
| Deposit | WESTERN HILL WORKINGS ARE ON THIN ANDESITE BRECCIA DIKES THAT CUT THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE. EASTERN HILL WORKINGS LIE IN IGNEOUS BRECCIA CONTAINING LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS. DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO 1909, AND WAS WORKED IN THE EARLY 1940'S BY WALTER L. LOW, WHO INSTALLED A SMALL RETORT AND RECOVERED SEVERAL FLASKS OF HG. THE WORKINGS LIE ON 2 HILLS 200 YDS. APART. ON THE EASTERN HILL, THERE IS A 50-FT SHAFT, A 20-FT SHAFT AND 3 TRENCHES, EXPLORING SHEAR ZONES. ON THE WESTERN HILL AREA 50-FT SHAFT AND 2 SMALL TRENCHES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Bergquist, Joel R. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Lapointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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