| Deposit ID | 10043897 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231197 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sano Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Packard Mine, NBMG Sample Sites 2912, 2913 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.63045, 40.31571 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5 MI. N OF PYRAMID LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Emerson Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028N | 021E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -119.63045, 40.31571 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N05E |
| Dip | 60N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1923 |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231197 |
BONHAM, H. F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 70
LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV., NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO.
QUADE, JACK, 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6-3-85
BONHAM, H. F., 1969
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS NEAR GRANODIORITE CONTACT. MINE IS IN GRANITE AT MARGIN OF A LIMESTONE WITH VOLCANICS ABOVE OR COVERING THE UPPER EXPOSURES. VEIN MATERIAL -IS HIGHLY OXIDIZED IN PLACES WITH RED IRON OXIDES. CLEAR QUART-Z MATERIAL HAS AG-PB MINERALIZATION IN SMALL CLOTS WITH POSSIB-LE GOLD. LOWER ADIT IS ON A VEIN IN A N85E, 60N SHEAR. SOME OF- THE DUMP MATERIAL LOOKS LIKE ANDESITE INTRUSIVE, BUT THERE IS- NONE IN OUTCROP. SOME OF THE VEIN MATERIAL IS A MIXTURE OF QU-ARTZ AND CALCITE. |
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS ACTIVE IN 1922 1923 WITH C. A. PACKARD, MGR, MGR; SANO CONS. M S. CO. SILVER-LEAD ORE CONTAINING A LITTLE GOLD IS PRESENT IN VEINS IN THE GRANODIORITE NEAR ITS CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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