California

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045136
MRDS ID M232804
Record type Site
Current site name California

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.15621, 41.68546 (WGS84)
Relative position .4 MILES NE OF PORTER PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 052E 28 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Gangue

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.15621, 41.68546

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 70SW
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS A CROSSCUTTING VEIN OF WHITE QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aura

Comments on the production information

  • ORE ALSO CONTAINED SOME LEAD

Comments on the workings information

  • A NUMBER OF PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH R.M.(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    GRANGER A.E.(1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54

  • Deposit

    DECKER R.H.(1962) GEOLOGY OF THE BULL RUNN QUAD., ELKO CO NEV., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 60

  • Production

    GRANGER, A.E.(1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT VEIN; FISSURES, SHEAR ZONES
Deposit LOCATED ON THE EAST SLOPE OF PORTER PEAK, AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BLUE JACKET CREEK TRIBUTARY. A NUMBER OF PITS COMPRISE THE ONLY DEVELOPEMENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.