| Deposit ID | 10045268 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232967 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Candy Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.40202, 41.8649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 MILES EAST OF JARBIDGE AND 1/2 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 058E | 23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.40202, 41.8649 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Discoverer | Mark Leffler Of Jarbidge |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232967 |
SCHRADER, F.C.(1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, N.V., USGS BULL.741
(1912) A RECONNAISSSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV., USGS BULL. 497
GRANGER, M.B.(1957) GEOL. & MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV: NBM BULL.54
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN (NORTHWARD CONTINUATION OF THE LATITUDE VEIN) |
| Deposit | PART OF FIRST CRATER GROUP. DISCOVERED IN 1919 BY MARK LEFFLER OF JARBIDGE. IS ON THE NORTHWARD CONTINUATION OF THE ALTITUTE VEIN. VEIN IS 5' TO 15' WIDE, BANDED, AND CONTAINS A 10-INCH SHOOT OF HIGH-GRADE ORE THAT CONTAINS MUCH FREE AU. MOST OF THE AU IS OF A PALE BRASS COLOR. 110-FT. CROSSCUT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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