| Deposit ID | 10045531 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233298 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Belle Isle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.22899, 41.31768 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 040N | 051E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -116.22899, 41.31768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwest-Striking Faults Conjugate To A Set Of East-Striking Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 65SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Tuscarora |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233298 |
SMITH R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
NOLAN T. B. (1936) TUSCARORA MINING DISTRICT, ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 25
NOLAN, T. B. (1936)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN CARRIED NATIVE SILVER, HORN SILVER & SILVER SULPHIDES. |
| Deposit | TYPICAL BONANZA TYPE EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSIT THE MAJORITY OF PRODUCTION OCCURRED PRIOR TO 1890. THE WORKINGS EXTENDED TO 600 FT. BELOW THE SURFACE ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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