| Deposit ID | 10045271 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232970 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coon Creek Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Rowland |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.47786, 41.81712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8 MI SW OF JARBIDGE ON C CK. |
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 | 045N | 058E | 06;07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite;Coffeepot Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite;Coffeepot Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.47786, 41.81712 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range |
| General form | TABULAR RTO IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232970 |
SMITH,R.M.(1969) MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 1976-56
SCHRADER,F.C.(1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV.: USGS BULL.741
(1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV: USGS BULL.497
SCHILLING J.H.(1968)MOLYBDENIUM RESOURCES OF NEVADA,NBML,UNPUBLISHED REPORT, OPEN FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF OPEN CUTS. FOUR TONS OFORE ARE AVERAGING 3.8% WOZ AFTER SORTING HAVE BEEN PRODUCED. LIMESTONES & SHALESHAVE BEEN ALTERED TO GARNET, EPIDOTE, QUARTZ, AND CALCITE IN A ZONE UP TO 100 FEET WIDE ZLONG THE CONTACT OF THE COFFEPOT STOCK. A NUMBER OF SMALL FAULTS CUT THE STOCK AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CAUSING A "CHOPPED-UP" PATTERN. FINELY DISSEMINATED SCHULITE & ASSOCIATED MOLYBDENITE & POWELLITE, PYRITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE AND SCATTERED IRREGUALRLY THROUGH THE TACTITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | TACTITE ZONE ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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