| Deposit ID | 10045497 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233256 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Austeon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.08257, 41.90907 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper 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 | 061E | 04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.08257, 41.90907 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Elk Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 100.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233256 |
SCHRADER, F. C., 1912, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBRIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEV., U.S.G.S. BULL. 497, P. 151-157
GRANGER, A. E., ET A., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEV. NBMG BULL. 54
MATHAIS, D. E., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN ELK MTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA; U. OF ORE. M.S. THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRON-STAINED QUARTZITE; GOLD PROSPECT, COPPER PROSPECT. VEIN SAID TO CARRY 3% CU AND $7./TON IN AU (1910) |
| Deposit | TWO ADITS MAKE UP THE MAIN WORKINGS. ONE A 130 FOOT ADIT IS 200 FEET VERTICALLY ABOVE THE SECOND ADIT WHICH IS 200 FEET LONG. THE ADITS INTERSECT A VEIN WHICH SUPPOSEDLY RUNS 3 PERCENT COPPER AND 7 DOLLARS GOLD PER TON (SCHRADER, P. 155.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1919 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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