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Gold Prospect

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Antimony, Silver, Lead
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045499
MRDS ID M233258
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Prospect
Alternate or previous names Valdez Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.07173, 41.90796 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 001E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.07173, 41.90796
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact, Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • A 2-FT. IMPURE QUARTZ VEIN PARALLELS GRANODIORITES/LIMESTONE CONTACT. SOME BRECCIA ISPRESENT IN THE LIMESTONE NEAR THE VEIN AND SOME JASPEROID HAS BEEN FORMED. THIS HAS RESULTED FROM SILICA REPLACING LIMESTONE ALONG A FAULT PLANE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: FAULT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Mountain

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN PARALLEKS GRANODIORITE/LIMESTONE CONTACT AT SOMEWHAT BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Taylor, J. K. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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