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Jarbidge Central Mining Co.

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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045284
MRDS ID M232984
Record type Site
Current site name Jarbidge Central Mining Co.
Alternate or previous names Guess Group, Comprising the Guess, Guess Again Guess Fraction, Buster Brown, Sport Fraction, Search Me Fraction, Short Fraction.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.42147, 41.85518 (WGS84)
Elevation 2210
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES SSE OF JARBIDGE

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 046N 058E 21,28 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Prospect Mountain Formation;Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Prospect Mountain Formation;Jarbidge Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.42147, 41.85518
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 21.34M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL, SHAFT, CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHRADER, F.C., (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS ELKO COUNTY, NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL. 4979

  • Deposit

    FAIR BANK, AND O'BYRNE, J.F. (1911), JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT CLAIM MAP.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPENED BY A 70-FT. TUNNEL, 50-FT. SHAFT, AND SEVERAL CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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