| Deposit ID | 10044751 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232331 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Young Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Slugger |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98673, 39.41965 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinto Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Smoky-Newark 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 | 018N | 053E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -115.98673, 39.41965 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 40SW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232331 |
ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
US BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO. 105, REF. NO. 3201100148
LAWRENCE E.F. (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B. OF M. BULLETIN 61
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PODS, VEINLETS AND CRYSTALS OF STIBNITE OCCUR WHERE A SHEAR ZONE INTERSECTS LIMESTONE. |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY IS ON THE NORTHWEST SLOPE OF SURPRISE PEAK 1/2 MILE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE OSWEGO MINE. SEE LAWRENCE (1963) P. 73 FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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