| Deposit ID | 10043975 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231288 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Lode Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Dolomite, Maggie No. 1 Claim, NBMG Sample Site 488 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.4004, 40.99072 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Golconda(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)
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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 036N | 041E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 488, A GRAB SAMPLE OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL FROM THE DUMP, CONTAINS 1 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.07 % C-A, 0.02 % TI, 200 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 20- PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 500 PPM- SB, 200 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 50 PPM W. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Preble Formation |
| Rock description | Preble Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -117.4004, 40.99072 |
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| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35E |
| Dip | 25SE |
| Width | 0.04M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| Discoverer | F. O'Leary & Jack S. Kirwin |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Potosi District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Torok Of Reno |
| First year | 1965 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231288 |
SILVER STATE (APRIL 12, 1919) WINNEMUCCA NEVADA
ETCHART, JOHN (1980) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
USGS, 1974, GQ MAP 1174.
ETCHART, J., 1980
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEW DISCOVERY REPORTED FROM THE OSGOOD RANGE, SILVER LODE CLAIMS (4) LOCATED BY F. R. O'LEARY, JACK S. KIRWIN, LOCATED AT S END OF EDEN VALLEY ON WESTERN SLOPE OF OSGOOD RANGE. PROPERTY PROSPECT IN EARLY 1940'S, 60' WINZES SUNK FROM THE OF DRIFT, DRIFTING DONE ALONG VEIN AND 2 40' WINZES SUNK FROM ENDS OF DRIFTS, PODS OF SCHEELITE ENCOUNTERED IN VEIN MATERIAL FROM WINZE. DUMP MATERIAL FROM EARLY WORK SHIPPED IN 1940'S, 20 OZ AG ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM |
| Deposit | MASSIVE WHITE TO CLEAR QUARTZ VEIN FOLLOWING A LOW-ANGLE THRUST FAULT THAT SEPARATES BROWN-WEATHERING DOLOMITE IN -THE LOWER PLATE FROM MEDIUM-GRAY LIMESTONE IN THE UPPER PLATE.- THE FOOTWALL JUST BELOW THE VEIN IS HIGHLY CONTORTED GRAY PHY-LLITE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS 0.5 CM WIDE VEINLETS OF CALCITE IN T-HE UPPER PLATE LIMESTONE. QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL IS COMMONLY STA-INED WITH IRON OXIDE MINERALS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1940'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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