| Deposit ID | 10044114 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231455 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle Sam Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of North Sutton, Sutton No. Two, Springer Mine New, Olsen Claim Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.12959, 40.78906 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1494 |
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 | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | 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 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.12959, 40.78906 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stank Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Numerous Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah International, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231455 |
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TINGLEY, J.V., 1973, UNPUBLISHED REPORT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 DEPOSITS IN NEVADA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THESE WORKINGS ARE ON THE SUTTON BEDS THAT HAVE BEEN FAULTED AND CUT FROM THE NORTH SUTTON BED WORKINGS. FUTURE MINING OF THIS PORTION OF THE SUTTON BEDS WILL BE THROUGH THE NEW SPRINGER SHAFT TO THE SOUTH. |
| Deposit | THE UNCLE SAM WORKINGS ARE ON THE SUTTON BEDS THAT HAVE BEEN FAULTED AND CUT FROM THE NORTH SOUTTON BED WORKINGS. THE UNCLE SAM IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE OLSEN STOCK AND NORTH SUTTON MINE, EAST OF THE UNCLE SAM STOCK. A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE WAS MINED FROM THE UNCLE SAM ADIT AND OPEN PIT, BUT MOST OF THE LOWER EXTENSION WAS MINED UNDERGROUND FROM THE NORTH SUTTON MINE. NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY UTAH INTERNATIONAL AND IS NOW CALLED THE SPRINGER MINE WHICH INCLUDES THE NORTH SUTTON, SOUTH SUTTON, BAKER AND ORPHAN MINES. ; 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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