| Deposit ID | 10044105 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231443 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jersey Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Victor Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2832 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.39209, 40.36406 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1430 |
| Relative position | 1000 FRT. N OF MONTEZUMA MINE; 220 FT E. ELECTRIC MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arabia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 032E | 21 | N2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| 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 > Hornfels |
| (1) | -118.39209, 40.36406 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Post-Mineral Fault |
| Strike | N25-40E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35-60E |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Arabia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231443 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61
KNOPF, A., 1918, ANTIMONIAL SILVER-LEAD VEINS OF THE ARABIA DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL 660
DECKER, D.J., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ARABIA DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: M.S. THESIS UNR.
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/8/84.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL MCLINED SHAFTS, TRENCHES, PITS, AN ADIT, AND SHORT DRIFTS. THE UPPER LEVELS ARE IN GRANODIRITE BUT IN DEPTH THE VEIN ENTERS THE HORNFELS WITH RESULTS UNFAVORABLE TO THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THE VEID IS 6 TO 24 INCHES WIDE AND IS SIMILAR TO THE VEINS AT THE ELECTRIC MINE. SAMPLE 2832 WAS TAKEN OF HIGHLY BRECCIATED AND OXIDIZED VEIN MATERIAL FROM OPEN STOPES AND PROSPECTS. MUCH OF TH-E ORE IS STAINED WITH A YELLOW OXIDE THOUGHT TO BE BINDHEIMITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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