| Deposit ID | 10044112 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231451 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | O'Byrne Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Summit-Obyrne Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2659 |
| Related records | 10270783 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.14654, 40.77656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
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 |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2659, A DUMP SAMPLE OF SCHEELITE-BEARING QUARTZ-EPIDOTE-GARNET SKARN, CONTAINS 3 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 7 % CA, 0.-05 % TI, 1500 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 1 PPM BE, 150 PPM BI, 20 PPM C-D, 15 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 300 PPM PB, 20 P-PM SN, 500 PPM SR, 700 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN,- 20 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| 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 |
| Rock unit name | Humboldt |
| Rock description | Humboldt |
| (1) | -118.14654, 40.77656 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shank Fault, Which Here Strikes Just W Of N-S, Dips W |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231451 |
KERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; GSA MEMOIR 15
TINGLEY, J.V., 1973, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
TINGLEY, J. V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION
STAGER, H. K., IN PREP., NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE O'BYRNE BED IS PART OF THE HUMBOLDT BED THAT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY OFFSET ACROSS A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST STOCK. |
| Deposit | CONSISTS OF TUNNELS & ADITS DRIVEN IN O'BYRNE BED, PART OF THE HUMBOLDT BED. THIS SEGMENT OF THE BED HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY OFF SET ACROSS A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST STOCK WHICH CUTS BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND O'BYRNE WORKINGS. THE BED EXTENDS FROM THIS POINT SOUTH TO ITS CONTACT WITH THE MAIN PORTION OF THE SOUGHWEST STOCK, SOUTH OF THE LOWER O'BYRNE ADIT. ; 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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