| Deposit ID | 10044934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232575 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Post Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10205, 40.46518 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 13 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McCoy NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Creek Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(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 | 031N | 043E | 14 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation ;Valmy Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation ;Valmy Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -117.10205, 40.46518 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Valmy And Dewitt Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Butte Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30W |
| Dip | 55-80SW |
| Width | 22.86M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 85.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232575 |
ROBERTS, R. J., AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 280-FT. LONG ADIT WITH STOPES EXTENDING 75 FT. UP THE DIP OF THE VEIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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