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Mercury Claim

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044034
MRDS ID M231353
Record type Site
Current site name Mercury Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.10011, 40.54212 (WGS84)
Elevation 1814
Relative position 11 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena Canyon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 23 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE EAST OF BUZZARD MINE ON N. SIDE OR RIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Scott Canyon Formation;Harmony Formation
    Rock description Scott Canyon Formation;Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.10011, 40.54212
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dewitt Thrust Fault, Exposed In Workings

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 45-60SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINLETS OF IRON OXIDES ARE REPORTED TO CONTAIN A LITTLE GOLD AND SILVER, AND THEY OCCUR IN BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER PLATES OF THE THRUST.

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

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS

Comments on development

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GROUP OF SHORT ADITS FOLLOWING THE TRACE OF THE DEWITT THRUST FAULT

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GROUP OF SHORT ADITS FOLLOWING THE TRACE OF THE DEWITT THRUST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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