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Big Vein Prospect

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045264
MRDS ID M232960
Record type Site
Current site name Big Vein Prospect
Alternate or previous names Eighty Foot Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.41008, 41.83073 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Relative position (SEE GENERAL COMMENTS)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(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 045N 058E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.41008, 41.83073
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 1206.98M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Janbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., (1923) THE JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NEV. U.S.G.S. BULL.741

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON THE BLUSTER GROUND BETWEEN THE SOUTH ENDS OF THE PICK AND SHOVEL AND BLUSTER MINES AND PPROXIMATELY PARALLELLING THE VEINS OF THESE MINES IN STRIKE & DIP IS THE NORTH END OF THE SO-CALLED BIG OR 80-FOOT VEIN. FROM THE BLUSTER GROUND THISVEIN EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SINGLE JACK CLAIM & IS SAID TO CONTINUE AT LEAST TO GORGE GULCH, 3/4 MILES DISTANT, WHERE THE INDIAN CAMP & OREGON GROUPS ARE STAKED ON IT & OTHER VEINS THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO THE BLUSTER VEIN. WHERE IT HASBEEN PROSPECTED NEAR THE BLUSTER MINE IT IS SAID TO CARRY FROM $5 TO $10 IN GOLD TO THE TON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Green, Abby Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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