| Deposit ID | 10044803 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232397 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Magnet Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.9959, 39.48326 (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)
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 | 019N | 053E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.9959, 39.48326 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shaft Located Along Jackson-Lawton Fault Zone |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| 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 | M232397 |
ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64.
U.S. B OF M (ELY) MILS NO 117, REF. NO. 3201100109.
NOLAN, T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B., (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OREBODIES ARE LOCALIZED BY FRACTURED, PERMEABLE ZONES ALONG THE JACKSON-LAWTON FAULT ZONE CUTTING DOLOMITE. |
| Deposit | 802 TONS OF ORE WORTH $69,781 WAS PRODUCED FROM 1873-1892 (NOLAN 1962). THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF PROSPECT RIDGE, ONE OF FIRE MINERALICAD BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. ; 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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