| Deposit ID | 10044238 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231612 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peterson Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Unpatented War Eagle Claims Staked 1973 According To Field, Examination of Aug, 1981 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.55177, 39.12964 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2512 |
| Relative position | ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WAR EAGLE CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015N | 039E | 36 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Intermediate silicic ash flow tuff |
|---|
| Strike | N-S TO N40E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60SE |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jackson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. Theresa Messner |
| Home office | San Francisco, Ca |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231612 |
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 79
BONHAM, H.F., 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF A PART OF THE SHOSHONE MOUNTAINS: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MAP 38.
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.
GARSIDE, L.J., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION 08 AUG,1981.
KRAL, 1951, P. 79.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WHITE, MASSIVE CRUSTIFIED QUARTZ VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1982 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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