| Deposit ID | 10044892 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232518 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Louie |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonnie Jean, Lovie |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.72621, 40.35269 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANDER |
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)
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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 047E | 30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Valmy Formation;Valmy Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Valmy Formation;Valmy Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Valmy Formation;Valmy Formation |
| Rock description | Valmy Formation;Valmy Formation |
| (1) | -116.72621, 40.35269 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust, In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrust Sheets. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | High Angle Normal Faults Cut The Area & Trend Northwest |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Bullion |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232518 |
STAGER, H. K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 84, REFERENCE NO. 3201500127
EMMONS, W. H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS., USGS BULL 408
WRUCKE, C. T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV., USGS MAP MF-647
STAGER, H. K., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEIN; OXIDIZED ORE |
| Deposit | THE PROSPECT WAS EXPLORED BY FOUR TUNNELS AND A SHAFT AT THE GULCH BELOW. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1910 WAS ESTIMATED AT $300,000 MAINLY FROM NEAR SURFACE OXIDIZED SILVER ORE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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