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Lander Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044890
MRDS ID M232515
Record type Site
Current site name Lander Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.7101, 40.33213 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tenabo(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028N 047E 06 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Valmy Formation
    Rock description Valmy Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.7101, 40.33213
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrusts.
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Deposit Is Along The Gold Quartz Fault, On The Hanging Wall.

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 Bullion

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INCLUDES SOME COPPER

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO, NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88

  • Deposit

    WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MF-647

  • Production

    STAGER, H.K., (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN/FAULT ZONE: ORE IS IN HANGING WALL
Deposit THE PROPERTY IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF INDIAN CREEK DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF TWO ADITS DRIVEN TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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