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Virgin Duff, Pronghorn Groups

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Uranium, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045031
MRDS ID M232683
Record type Site
Current site name Virgin Duff, Pronghorn Groups
Alternate or previous names Beverly Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.04991, 41.88654 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 32 MILES WEST OF DENIO ON HIGHWAY 140

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thousand Creek Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thousand-Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N;046N 026E;025E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1 MILE NW OF DUFFERRENA POND. UTM COORDINATES MARK THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE CLAIM GROUP WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARD UP TO ONE MILE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result TRACE AG
Result LESS THAN 0.005 % U3O8

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.04991, 41.88654
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer Paul Viles, Cliff Poulsen, Harold Gleason, Dan Thompson

Mining district

District name Virgin Valley District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 16 BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 17 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Deposit THE GROUP CONSISTS OF 17 CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1955 AND 1956 BY PAUL VILES, CLIFF POULSEN, HAROLD GLEASON, AND DAN THOMPSON, DEVELOPED BY 16 BULLDOZER CUTS IN ALLUVIUM. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1955, 1956

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1987 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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