| Deposit ID | 10044709 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232280 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain View Extension |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.26452, 39.60492 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bartine Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Simpson Park Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 020N | 051E | 08 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Zincite | Ore |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Devil'S Gate Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Devil'S Gate Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.26452, 39.60492 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lone Mtn Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| Discoverer | U.S. Smelting Co. |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Lone Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232280 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV, NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 104, REFERENCE NO. 3201100154
ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1940'S |
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE HOST ROCKS AT FAULT INTERSECTION |
| Deposit | ADJOINS THE MOUNTAIN VIEW MINE ON THE EAST. HTE ORE BODIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING A DIAMOND-DRILLING PROGRAM CARRIED ON BY THE U.S. SMELTING CO. IN THE 1940'S ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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