| Deposit ID | 10044240 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231614 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ward Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.47566, 39.09714 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | BETWEEN BECKER AND BARRETT CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Barrett Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | 014N | 040E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 1951- A 20 FT WIDE ZONE ASSAYED $6.60 PER TON WITH PRICES OF GOLD AT $35/OZ. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.47566, 39.09714 |
|---|
| General form | NARROW SEAMS, STRINGERS, VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40-60E |
| Dip | 50-60SE |
| Thickness | 1.5M |
| Length | 100M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Discoverer | J.M. Ward |
| District name | Jackson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ward, Arthur J. |
| Home office | Reese River |
| First year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Johnson, T. W. |
| Home office | Los Angeles, Ca |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buckner, Eddie P. |
| Home office | 4280 Harrigan Road,Fallon, Nv, |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231614 |
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL 50, P.198
BONHAM, H.F., 1970, GEOL. MAP AND SECTIONS OF A PART OF THE SHOSHONE MTNS.: NBMG 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., FIELD EXAMINATION,09 AUG,1981
KRAL, 1951, P. 198
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMB AND CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ STRINGERS AND VEINLETS FORM A STOCKWORK IN THE FAULT ZONE: MINOR BRECCIA FILLINGS,ALSO |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-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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