| Deposit ID | 10044901 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Willys Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Washington Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.98041, 38.50936 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mitchell Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
East Walker(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Wovoka Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 08N | 027E | 32,33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN SAMPLES: 0.002 TO 0.165% U3O8 |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.98041, 38.50936 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1949 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Washington District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232531 |
GARSIDE, 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 81
STAATZ & BAUER, 1953, URANIUM IN THE EAST WALKER RIVER AREA, LYON COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 988-C
STAATZ & BAUER, 1954, WASHINGTON DISTRICT; IN RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1009-C
MOORE, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, & ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 75
GARDISE, L., 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | First Production Year: FOR SILVER ABOUT 1880 |
| Deposit | WEST WILLYS GROUP CONSIST OF 7 CLAIMS ON BOTH SIDES OF AN UNNAMED CANYON 1/2 MI TO 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF THE EAST WALKER RIVER, LOCATED IN 1949. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVEN ADITS RANGING FROM 31 TO 367 FEET IN LENGTH, SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS, PITS; PLUS OLD WORKINGS OF 7 ADITS AND 3 SMALL OPEN CUTS FOR SILVER ON THE WEST WILLYS NO. 7 OR OLD WASHINGTON CLAIM. THE OLD WASHINGTON MINE WAS MINED FOR SILVER BETWEEN 1880 & 1900. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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