| Deposit ID | 10044087 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231413 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dean Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cumberland Mine |
| Related records | 10310310 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.84761, 40.4274 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 17 MILES SOUTH OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Lewis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(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 | 030N;030N | 045E;046E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -116.84761, 40.4274 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Laramide Faulting; Dean Mine Fault |
| Strike | N-S |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 TO 60W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lewis District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231413 |
STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 88 PT 2
YANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV.; USBM INFO CIRC. 7043
EMMONS, W.H., A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, LANDER, AND EUREKA COUNTIES, NEVADA 1910, USGS BULL 408.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE VEINS-MORNING STAR, PITTSBURG, AND CUMBERLAND VEINS. |
| Deposit | THE HISTORY PARALLELS THAT OF THEADJACENT HILLTOP DISTRICT TO WHICH MINES ON SAME VEINS BELONG. DEVELOPED BY NUMEROUS ADITS, SHAFTS AND OTHER WORKINGS SINCE THE 1890'S. LESSEE C.B. LANCASTER WAS MINING ORE HERE IN 1938. 3 VEINS ON THE PROPERTY: MORNING STAR, PITTSBURG, AND CUMBERLAND VEINS PATENTED CLAIM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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