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Unnamed Gold Prospects

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044980
MRDS ID M232630
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gold Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.48429, 41.18239 (WGS84)
Elevation 1582
Relative position 20 MILES NE OF WINNEMUCCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Delvada Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 040E 09 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CENTER OF SW 1/4 OF SEC 9.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.48429, 41.18239
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N50E
    Dip 80 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.COM: NE-TRENDING QUARTZ STRINGERS, SOME OF THE OCCUPYING FAULT ZONES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dutch Flat District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 130.76M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPED BY A 307-FT. LONG ADIT. 122-FT. LONG DRIFT PERPENDICULAR TO ADIT FOLLOWS FAULT. NO STOPING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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