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Hot Springs Point

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Sulfur
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044667
MRDS ID M232223
Record type Site
Current site name Hot Springs Point
Alternate or previous names Beowawe Sulfur

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.5176, 40.40324 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 048E 11 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.5176, 40.40324
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dry Hills Range Front Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Hot Spring Localized Along Rangefront Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPRINGS DISCHARGE 125 GAL/MIN DEPOSITING TRAVERTINE. SUBSURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE IS 125 C, WHILE SURFACE TEMP. IS 54 C. THE SPRINGS ISSUE FROM A FAULT ZONE IN ORDOVICIAN ROCKS WITH SULFUR, GYPSUM, & LIMONITES AS VEIN AND BRECCIA FILLINGS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Beowawe District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • SPRINGS DISCHARGE 125 GD/MIN. SUBSURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE IS 125 C; SURFACE TEMP. IS 54 C. THE SPRINGS ISSUE FROM A FAULT ZONE IN ORDOVICIAN ROCKS, WITH SULFUR, GYPSUM, AND LIMONITE AS VEIN AND BRECCIA FILLINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 64

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 103, REFERENCE NO. 3201100183

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS (1973) NEVADA, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, PAGE 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, BRECCIA FILL ALONG RANGE-FRONT FAULT IN WHICH SULFUR HAS BEEN DEPOSITED BY HOT SPRINGS
Deposit SULFUR DEPOSITED BY HOT SPRINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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