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Sun Rays Claims

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044643
MRDS ID M232188
Record type Site
Current site name Sun Rays Claims
Alternate or previous names Sun Rays

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.39452, 41.82601 (WGS84)
Elevation 2621

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Jarbidge Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N;046N 058E;058E 02;34,35 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.39452, 41.82601
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • LESS THAN $10,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56.

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE; CONTACT, AND ELK MTN. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV. USGS BULL. 497

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, M.B. (1957) GEOL. & MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV, NBM BULL 54

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M., (1969)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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