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Tom Major Property

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron, Zinc, Lead, 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045125
MRDS ID M232792
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Major Property
Related records 10295354

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.48985, 40.76907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 12 1/2 MILES S. OF GOLCONDA (EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN), Unknown Precision +/- 2000 M

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldrun Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 034N 040E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR BASE OF EASTERN SLOPE OF SONOMA RANGE.ALL DESCRIPTIONS PLACE THIS DEPOSIT IN OR NEAR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ADELAIDE OR GOLD RUN DISTRICT. THERE IS- A BILL MAJORS CANYON SHOWN ON THE ADELAIDE TOPO MAP SOUTH OF -ADELAIDE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Rhodonite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result ASSAY YIELDED 23.5% MN, 10% FE, 2.5% 2N,PB 1.9%.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 74
USGS model code 19b
Deposit model name Replacement Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Preble
    Rock description Preble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.48985, 40.76907
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N55W
    Dip 45SW
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 30.48M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 5 FT. THICK BED OF MANGANESE ORE (OXIDE), 100 FT. IN DIAMETER; OXIDES PERSIST TO40 FT. DEEP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Gold Run District; Adelaide District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Major, Thomas
    First year 1959

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHIBLER, B.K. & WELLS, R., 1951, CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE AND SILICATE MANGANESE ORES FROM THE VICINITY OF GOLCONDA, NEV: U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 4754., P. 3-5

  • Deposit

    RANSOME, F.L., & BURCHARD, E.F., 1920; CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: METALS & NON-METALS; U.S.G.S. BULL 710, PLATE X, P. 235

  • Deposit

    TRENGROVE, R.R., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF NEVADA MANGANESE DEPOSITS: U.S.B.M. REPT. OF INV. 5446, P. 18-20.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPED BY A 40-FT. SHAFT, BUT NO ORE HAD BEEN SHIPPED AS OF JUNE, 1918.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-81 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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