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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Tungsten, Silver, Antimony, Lead, Copper, Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044400
MRDS ID M231813
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.19093, 39.0752 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position NEAR THE MOUTH OF DECKER BOB CANYON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Millett Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 043E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED LOCATION TO HALF A MILE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization

Analytical data

Result A SELECTED GRAB SAMPLE IN 1980 CONTAIN 1500 PPM AG, 1500 PPM SB, 3.5 PPM HG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.19093, 39.0752
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • No Information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Twin River District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • LARGE POCKET ABOUT 100FT X 100FT SAID TO HAVE BEEN MINED; 2-3% SCHEELITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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