| Deposit ID | 10045485 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St. Elmo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Standard2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.63564, 41.73907 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cornwall Mountain(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 | 044N;045N | 056E;056E | 03;;33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.63564, 41.73907 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| District name | Island Mountain |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Elmo Gold And Silver Inc. |
| Home office | P. O. Box 78, Mountain City, Nv. 89831 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233244 |
SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
COASCH, J. R. (1967) GEOLOGY OF THE MT. VELMA QUAD. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 68
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES (1981) DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS. |
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS OPENED IN THE LATE 1940'S. EXTENSIVE SHAFTS AND TUNNELS WERE DRIVEN ALONG QUARTZ VEINS. THE OPERATION WAS ABANDONED IN 1950. NEVADA STATE MINE INSPECTOR LIST OF ACTIVE MINES FOR 1976 SHOWED OPERATION AT GOLD STANDARD2, PROBABLY SAME PROP ERTY. LISTED IN 1980 AS AN ACTIVE UNDERGROUND MINE EMPLOYING 4 PERSONS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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