| Deposit ID | 10042616 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.89319, 40.56989 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Inskip Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 036E | 11 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | Nolan Belt - Phyllite, schist, shale, thin-bedded limestone, chert, and siltstone |
|---|
| Width | 0.03M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willow Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060466 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTASUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-1961, V. 1, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, P. 85
GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS 1/4 TO 1-INCH WIDE |
| Deposit | NARROW GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS EXPOSED AT THE HEAD WATERS OF THE WEST FORK OF WILLOW CREEK WERE APPARENTLY MINED BUT NO PRODUCTION RECORDS CAN BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THESE DEPOSITS CONSISTS OF ADITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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