| Deposit ID | 10045541 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233308 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eastern Star Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.72316, 41.26046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4 1/2 MILES EAST OF MIDAS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scraper Springs(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039N | 046E | 13 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -116.72316, 41.26046 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.25M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Gold Circle |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233308 |
GRANGER A. E. ETAL (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54
SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT.
EMMONS W. H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, EUREKA, AND LANDER CO., USGS BULL 408
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEINS IN ZONE OF SILICIFIED DEVITRIFIED RHYOLITE. ZONE IS CUT BY 3 OF 4 PARALLEL VEINLETS CARRYING QUARTZ, ARGENTITE & FREE GOLD. |
| Deposit | LOCATED NEAR FRAZIER CREEK, THE ONLY DEVELOPEMENT IS A 100 FT. TUNNEL DRIVEN NORTHWARD ALONG STRIKE OF A SILICIFIED FE-STAINED ZONE OF RHYOLITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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