| Deposit ID | 10045201 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232887 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buel North Star Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.06232, 39.49575 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019N | 044E | 18;20 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Older felsic phaneritic intrusive rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracutres, Postmineral Faults |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Reese River District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 124.97M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232887 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88.
ROSS, C.P., 19538 THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE REESE RIVER DISTRICT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 997.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RETICULATE VEIN PATTERN WITH ORE SHOOTS THAT ORE IRREGULAR AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 100FT LONG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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