Ozark Group

Occurrence 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045299
MRDS ID M232999
Record type Site
Current site name Ozark Group
Alternate or previous names Foster Camp, Ozark Mine, Ozark, Ozark 2 & 3 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.39424, 41.79434 (WGS84)
Elevation 2652
Relative position NEAR BOSTER CAMP, DRY GULCH AREA.

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)

Jarbidge Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 045N 058E 14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 5 1/2 MI SE OF JARBIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Kaolinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

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) -115.39424, 41.79434

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-And Nnw-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N17W
    Dip 90
    Length 1609.3M
    Width 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault-Breccia Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Discoverer Foster & Anderson

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, OPENCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C.(1912) RECON. J JARBIDGE, CONTACT, ELK MT. DIST., ELKO CO., NEV., NEV., USGS B.497

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SHEAR ZONE
Deposit ORE DEPOSITS CONTAINED IN A FAULT-BRECCIA SHEAR ZONE OR LODE ABOUT 100 FT WIDE, SEVERAL WORKINGS ARE DESCRIBED ON ZONE, OVER A MILE LONG. LOCATED IN 1910 BY FOS TER & ANDERSON, THE PRINCIPAL OWNERS. DEVELOPED MAINLY BY A FEW HUNCRED FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, OPENCUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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