| Deposit ID | 10045136 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232804 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.15621, 41.68546 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | .4 MILES NE OF PORTER PEAK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 052E | 28 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -116.15621, 41.68546 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70SW |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aura |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232804 |
SMITH R.M.(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
GRANGER A.E.(1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54
DECKER R.H.(1962) GEOLOGY OF THE BULL RUNN QUAD., ELKO CO NEV., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 60
GRANGER, A.E.(1957)
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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