| Deposit ID | 10043856 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231145 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rocky Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG # 4322 & #4323 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.76406, 39.34851 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1536 |
| Relative position | EAST SIDE, PLEASANT VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washoe City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Truckee(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 | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 020E | 08 | SE4 OF SW4 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| (1) | -119.76406, 39.34851 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Walker Lane Fault System |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Galena District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231145 |
OVERTON, T.D., MINERAL RESOURCES, DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, WASHOE CO, NEV., NBMG BULL 46, 1947
BONHAM, H.F., GEOL. AND MINERAL DEP, WASHOE, STOREY CO, NEV. NBMG. BULL 70, 1969
TELLURIDE CLAIMS, GALENA MINING DISTRICT,WASHOECOUNTY, TINGLEY SITE VISIT 7-21-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SUBDIVISION IS EXSPANDING ONTO THE MINE AREA, ACCESS TO MINES IS NOW BLOCKED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1978 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1989 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1990 | Garside, L.J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1991 | Marcus, S. (Doebrich, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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