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Red Rock Group

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043954
MRDS ID M231263
Record type Site
Current site name Red Rock Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.54491, 40.70182 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF MARIGOLD MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wall Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gerlach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smoke Creek Desert(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 043E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN TROUT CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Iron Staining

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Battle Formation
    Rock description Battle Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.54491, 40.70182
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N
    Dip W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 12.19M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT, SHALLOW CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS EXPLORE A FAULT ZONE THAT STRIKES NORTH AND DIPS STEEPLY WEST, IN THE BATTEL FORMATION. THE FAULT ZONE IS IRON STAINED AND REPORTED TO HAVE FAIR GRADE GOLD ASSAYS. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT 100 FT DEEP. 40 FT ADIT, AND SEVERAL SHALLOW CUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit FAULT ZONE, IRON-STAINED WITH FAIR GOLD ASSAYS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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