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Hinkey Summit Property

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045065
MRDS ID M232723
Record type Site
Current site name Hinkey Summit Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.54264, 41.67488 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position ON EAST SIDE OF SANTA ROSA RANGE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF THE SETTLEMENT OF PARADISE VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hinkey Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quinn River Valley(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

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 039E 23 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF HINKEY SUMMIT 1 MILE EAST OF SPRING MOUNTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Singas Formation
    Rock description Singas Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.54264, 41.67488
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 35-65 NW
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Plane

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rebel Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES AND A SHORT ADIT

Comments on development

  • NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THE PROPERTY AND MOST OF THE WORK WAS APPARENTLY DONE PRIOR TO 1944.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1979 MILS DATA.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY; N.B.M.G. BULL. 59, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1963, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J. V., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE OCCURS IN A BEDDING PLANE QUARTZ VEIN 1-6 FT WIDE THAT CUTS THE SLATE NEAR A CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-APR-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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