| Deposit ID | 10044330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231728 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gila Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New Hope Lode Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.18395, 38.03467 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2006 |
| Relative position | 0.78 MILES W-NW OF REVEILLE TOWNSITE |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002N | 51E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -116.18395, 38.03467 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | FLAT BLANKET DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 E |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Reveille District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gila Silver Mining Co. |
| First year | 1875 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gila Mines Corp., Bob Nichols, Supt. |
| Home office | P. O. Box 210, Tonopah, Nv 89049 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231728 |
EKREN, EB, ROGERS, CL, AND DIXON, GL, 1973, GEOL. AND BOUGUER GRAVITY MAP OF THE REVEILLE QUAD.: USGS MAP I-806
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.
NBMG BULL 50
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN CALENDAR YEAR 1981.
1981, NEVADA STATE JOURNAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS-AUG.
KLEINHAMPL, 1980
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN OCCURS IN A 150 FT THICK QUARTZITE BODY. ORE ZONE DIPS FROM NEARLY HORIZONTAL TO NEARLY VERTICAL. CLAY PARTINGS SEPARATE VEIN MATERIAL FROM COUNTRY ROCK. EARLY-MINED ORE SHOOTS WERE TABULAR, CONTINUOUS AND UP TO 6 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1982 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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