| Deposit ID | 10044111 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231449 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Summit Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.14542, 40.77933 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woody Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(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)
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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 034N | 034E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Rock unit name | Southwest Stock |
| Rock description | Southwest Stock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.14542, 40.77933 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stank Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cross Faults |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231449 |
KERR, 1934, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS NEAR MILL CITY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 21
KERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES: GSA MEMOIR 15
TINGLEY, J.V., 1973, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
STAGER,H.K, IN PREP, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN IN NEV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IT IS BELIEVED THE SUMMIT BODY IS THE FAULTED SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE HUMBOLDT BED IT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF STANK FAULT AND EXTENDS FROM THE HANGING WALL OF THE FAULT ACROSS THE TOP OF STANK HILL AND EXTENDS SOUTH TO A CONTACT WITH PART OF THE SOUTHWEST STOCK |
| Deposit | IT IS BELIEVED THE SUMMIT BODY IS THE FAULTED SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE HUMBOLDT BED. IT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF STANK FAULT AND EXTENDS FROM THE HANGING WALL OF THE FAULT CROSS THE TOP OF STANK HILL AND EXTENDS SOUTH TO A CONTACT WITH PART OF THE SOUTHWEST STOCK. THE SUMMIT WAS MINED FROM THE ADIT LEVEL TO SURFACE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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