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Elko Prince

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045540
MRDS ID M233307
Record type Site
Current site name Elko Prince

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.78484, 41.25906 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oregon Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rock(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 039N 046E 16 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SEE N B. PM MINING DISTRICT FILES

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Elko Prince Rhyolite And Andesite;Elko Prince Rhyolite And Andesite
    Rock description Elko Prince Rhyolite And Andesite;Elko Prince Rhyolite And Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.78484, 41.25906
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description North Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip 85NE
    Length 192.02M
    Width 0.38M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN IS FOUND ALONG CRUSHED SHEETED ZONE WITHIN THE RHYOLITE ANDESITE CROPS OUT JUST TO THE NORTHEAST. THE ORE IS OXIDIZED TO A DEPTH OF 150FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1913
Year of first production 1913

Mining district

District name Gold Circle

Comments on the production information

  • ORE RESERVES IN 1913 ESTIMATED AT 11,400TONS OF $48/TON ORE (1913 PRICES).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 286.51M
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, 240-FT. DRIFT, 700-FT. CROSSCUT.

Comments on development

  • THE PROPERTY OCCUPIES ROUGHLY 90 ACRES. ORE RESERVES WERE ESTIMATED (IN 1913) TO BE 11,400 TONS WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF $48/TON.(1913)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANGER A. E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. NEV. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54

  • Deposit

    SMITH R. M. (1976-50) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    SIRDEVAN (1913) REPORT ON ELKO PRINCE MINE, N. B. OF M. MINING DISTRICT FILES.

  • Deposit

    ROTT E. H. (1931) ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD CIRCLE DIST. NEV, NEV. BUR. OF MINLS BULL 12

  • Production

    SIRDEVAN, (1913)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FISSURE VEIN ALONG CRUSHED SHEETED ZONE IN RHYOLITE, OXIDIZED TO A DEPTH OF 150FT. VEIN CARRIES NATIVE GOLD, ARGENTITE, & HORN SILVER.
Deposit DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF A 60 FT SHAFT A 240 FT. DRIFT, AND A 700 FT. CROSSCUT. THE PROPERTY OCCUPIES ROUGHLY 90 ACRES. ORE RESERVES WERE ESTIMATED BY F.F. SHARPLES TO BE 11,400 TONS IN 1913 W/ AN AVERAGE WRADE OF $48 PER TON (1913). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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