Legitimate Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045288
MRDS ID M232988
Record type Site
Current site name Legitimate Mine
Alternate or previous names Legitimate, Legitimate 1&2 Claims, Guarantee 1, And Tacoma Fxn. Claims.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.40702, 41.86212 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position SOUTHWEST BASE OF STARLIGHT HILL AND NE SIDE SLOPE OF BOURNE GULCH.

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 22 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

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) -115.40702, 41.86212

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N60W
    Dip 75N
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Normal Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • GANGUE HAS A LITTLE ASSOC: A TED QUARTZ, MOSTLY IN CROSS SLIPS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Discoverer Add Rickard

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on development

  • 8 PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1923) JRBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV, USGS BULL. 741.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINL. RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1923)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF THE WEST VEIN SYSTEM. IS PROBABLY A CONTINUATION OF THE STARLIGHT VEIN, WHICH IT JOINS ON THE SOUTHEAST, DISCOVERED BY ADD RICKARD. VEIN IS FROM 3 TO 4 FEET WIDE. 8 PATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.