| Deposit ID | 10044061 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231383 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Trinity-Atlas Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Atlas Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.11845, 40.56546 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 37 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MTN. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 10,15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | EARLY 1880'S ORE AVERAGED $20/TON IN AU AND AG. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Of Scott Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Of Scott Canyon Formation |
| (1) | -117.11845, 40.56546 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dewitt Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Trinity Fault, Nw Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30E |
| Dip | 45-50W |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231383 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, FAULT ZONE; LENSES & STRINGERS IN CENTRAL PORTION OF HANGING WALL OF CRUSHED ZONE. |
| Deposit | THESE CLAIMS FOLLOW THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE TRINITY VEIN WORKED AT THE ARMOUR-TRINITY MINE TO THE NORTH. ADIT FOLLOWED FAULT FOR 300 FEET BUT WAS CAVED IN 1954 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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