| Deposit ID | 10045498 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233257 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Elehpant Incline |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.07673, 41.90796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2493 |
| Relative position | ONUPPER SW SLOPE OF RED ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.07673, 41.90796 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 4.42M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Elk Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 47.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233257 |
SCHRADER, F. C., 1912, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBRIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 427, P. 151-157
SMITH, R. M., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPT. 76-56
MATHIAS, D. E., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN ELK MTS., ELKO CO., NEVADA; U. OF ORE. M.S. THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INTRUSIVE CONTACT SHOWS COPPER OXIDES AND SULFIDES |
| Deposit | AN INCLINED SHAFT FOLLOWS THE CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE FOR 155 FEET. SCHRADER, P. 156, MENTIONS THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A 14 1/2-FOOT BED OF ORE PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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