| Deposit ID | 10044145 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231501 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arrowhead Extension |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2741. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.17089, 38.08051 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1926 |
| Relative position | 2.06 MILES NE OF STREUBEN KNOB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reveille(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hot Creek-Railroad Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003N | 052E | 31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS OF $1.20 TO $71.55 PER TON WERE REPORTED IN 1920. SAMPLE 2741 SELECT DUMP SAMPLE OF PROPYLITIZED DARK PURPLE ANDESITE TUFF WITH PYRITE AND SILVER SULFIDES ? CONTAI-NS 2 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 0.3 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM A-G, 15 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 30 PP-M PB, 500 PPM SB, 7 PPM SC, 20 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Monotony Tuff |
| Rock description | Monotony Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -116.17089, 38.08051 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ene-Trending Faults. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Arrowhead District; Needles District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arrowhead Extension Mining Co. |
| First year | 1923 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231501 |
KLEINHAMPL, F. J. AND ZIONY, J. I., 1984, NBMG BULL 99B, P. 39-42
LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV NEWSLETTER PUBL CO, RENO, NV.
WEED,W.H.,ED.,1921, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XIV.
WEED,W.H.,ED.,1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV.
QUADE, JACK, 16 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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