| Deposit ID | 10042553 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060379 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wabash Mine |
| Related records | 10150372 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.12486, 40.34768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | JUST WEST OF FITTING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fitting(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 034E | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.12486, 40.34768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Zone |
| General form | SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | STEEP W |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Spring Valley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060379 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
JOHNSON, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE SHOOTS DID NOT EXCEED 30-40 FT IN LENGTH OR 5 FT IN WIDTH. |
| Deposit | WABASH MINE WAS WORKED DURING 1935-38. EARLY HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT IS UNKNOWN. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT AND AN ADIT, DEPTH OF MINING ABOUT 50 FEET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | 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-DEC-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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