| Deposit ID | 10043990 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231303 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bon Ami Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.12956, 40.56712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Battle Formation; Antler Peak Formation |
| Rock description | Battle Formation;Antler Peak Formation |
| (1) | -117.12956, 40.56712 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Golconda Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-Strending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10-20W |
| Dip | 65SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231303 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K. 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88.
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 20-FT. ADIT DRIVEN ON A FAULT ZONE SEPARATING ANTLER PEAK LIMESTONE FROM BATTLE FORMATION CONGLOMERATE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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