| Deposit ID | 10045290 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232990 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Long Hike |
| Alternate or previous names | Elkoro Mines Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41813, 41.87296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 700 FT. ABOVE TOWN OF JARBIDGE, |
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 | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Naumannite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Halloysite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| 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) | -115.41813, 41.87296 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55W |
| Dip | 75SW |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 7.92M |
| Depth to bottom | 243.84M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elkoro Mines Co. (1930'S) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1158.24M |
| Overall depth | 518.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232990 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV., USGS BULL. 741
GRANGER, M.B. (1957) GEOL & MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., NBM BULL 54.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV., USGS BULL. 497
GRANGER, M.B., (1957).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PART OF WEST VEIN SYSTEM. MINE HAS A HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF 3800 FT. AND A VERTICAL DISTANCE OF 1700 FT. IN JUNE 1919 IT WAS THE LARGEST GOLD MINE IN NEVADA ENRICHMENT CAUSED BY CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS, FE SULPHIDES, MN COMPOUNDS, AND ALKALINE WATERS. AGENCY; DESCENDING METEORIC WATER-ALSO IN PART BY SOLUTION OF CALCITE AND SOLUTION AND REDEPOSITION OF THE GOLD. ORE CHUTES ARE DEVELOPED TO A DEPTH OF 800 FEET ORE CHUTES ARE 20 TO 150 FT. LONG, 4 TO 26 FT. WIDE, DEVELOPMENT IN 1920 CONSISTED OF 4 LONG TUNNELS AND A 400-FT. DEEP WINZE MILL CAPACITY WAS 125 T. PD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN, FAULT ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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