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Valjay Gold Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043974
MRDS ID M231287
Record type Site
Current site name Valjay Gold Prospect
Related records 10174001

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.93069, 40.98628 (WGS84)
Elevation 1460
Relative position 10 MILES SW OF WINNEMUCCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rose Creek(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 036N 036E 21 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE TEN MILE HILLS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES ASSAYED 0 TO 4.4 OZ/TON AU
Result AND 0 TO 21.71 OZ/TON AG. SOUTHERN PACIFIC SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.030 OZ/T AU AND 0.4 OZ/T AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.93069, 40.98628
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ne-Trending Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ten Mile District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Southern Pacific Co.

Comments on development

  • SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE IN 1976 (BOTH SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRINGLE, D.W. (1978) PRIVATE REPORT, NBMG FILE 146, ITEM 6.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1064, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, P. 110.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SHEAR ZONE, CUT BY DIKES WHH ARE ALTERED, SILICIFIED, IMPREGNATED WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS
Deposit INFORMATION FROM A PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTUS; NE-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IS CUT BY DIKES. DIKES ARE ALTERED, SILICIFIED, IMPREGNATED WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS. GOLD AND SILVER VALUES OCCUR IN QUARTZ VEINS. SOME DEVELOPMENT OCCURRED IN 1976 - BOTH SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1987 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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