| Deposit ID | 10042427 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060220 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Mountain Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Mountain Claims, NBMG Sample Sites 2854, 2855, 2856 |
| Related records | 10150046 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.02489, 40.406 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NW END OF BLUEWING MOUNTAINS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twin Buttes Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 026E | 01,12 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2854 CONTAINS 3 % FE, .1 % MG, .15 % CA, 1 % TI, 15 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 P-PM CR, 150 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 30 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR. -SAMPLE 2855 CONTAINS .7 % FE, .2 % MG, .15 % TI, 20 PPM MN, .7- PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 5 PPM N-I, 10 PPM PB, 50 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 2856 CONTAINS 5 % F-E, .5 % MG, .07 % CA, .2 % TI, 100 PPM MN, 0.5 PPM AG, 200 PPM-AS, 200 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 7 P-PM NI, 50 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 50 PPM Y, 20-0 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| (1) | -119.02489, 40.406 |
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| General form | BLANKET/TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blue Wing Mining Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060220 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 9-16-84.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAMPLE 2854 WAS CHIPPED FROM A VEIN AT THE HEAD OF THE CANYON THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE SOURCES OF THE GOLD IN- THE PLACERS. THE VEIN WAS A QUARTZ, IRON-STAINED BRECCIA THAT- HAD BEEN PROSPECTED HISTORICALLY BY HAND AND BY A DOZER. SAMP-LE 2855 WAS FROM 2 VERY INTERESTING- LOOKING VEIN MATERIALS WI-THIN THE PLACER MATERIAL, WHICH INCLUDED QUARTZ WITH SULFIDES -AND POSSIBLE AU, AG. SAMPLE 2856 WAS FROM AN APPARENT TUNGSTEN- PROSPECT ON A RIDGE OVERLOOKING THE PLACERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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