| Deposit ID | 10042464 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060268 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nevada Superior Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Sites 2808, 2807, 2806. |
| Related records | 10125473, 10296023 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.55043, 40.70545 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | ADJACENT TO ANTELOPE MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scossa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 030E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2806 IS FROM A SMALL ADIT ON THE N END OF THE VEIN AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL FROM A STEEPLY DIPP-ING PORTION OF THE VEIN NEAR A SMALL INCLINE AND ADIT. SAMPLE -2807 IS FROM THE LOWER SHAFT DUMP AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ AND -SULFIDES. SAMPLE 2808 IS FROM THE UPPER SHAFT AND VEIN EXPOSED- IN ADJACENT TRENCH. |
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| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||
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| (1) | -118.55043, 40.70545 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Shear Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
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| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| District name | Antelope District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southern Pacific |
| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^.01 Oz Au 33.1% Pb/Ton 57.24 Oz Ag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060268 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. IC 6902
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955-1961, V.1: SAN FRANCISCO, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO, P. 27
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/3/84
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE NEVADA SUPERIOR SILVER-LEAD DEPOSIT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN 1905 AND BEGAN SHIPPING ORE IN 1906. THE MAIN ORE BODY RANGED FROM 2 TO 20 FT. WIDE AND REPORTEDLY AVERAGED 8.6 OZ AG, 11.2% PB, 1% CU, AND 8% ZN PER TON. THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY A 350 FT.-SHAFT, A 2000 FT. LONG ADIT, AND SEVERAL DRIFTS AND CROSSUCTS. VALUE PER TON OF ORE SHIPPED IN 1935 WAS $55.99. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | 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-OCT-1980 | 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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