| Deposit ID | 10045543 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233310 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Esmeralda |
| Alternate or previous names | Buena |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.76955, 41.21823 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Midas(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039N | 046E | 27,34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| 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) | -116.76955, 41.21823 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 76SW |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Gold Circle |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. And K, Inc. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. And K Inc |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233310 |
GRANGER A. E. ETAL (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 54
EMMONS W. H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, EUREKA, & LANDER CO. NEV., USGS BULL 408.
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF MINING OPERATIONS IN NEVADA, ACTIVE IN 1980
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN OCCUPYING Z0NE OF SHATTERED RHYOLITE |
| Deposit | DEVELOPED CONSISTED OF TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS IN 1910. THE LODE IS LOCATED 3,500 FT. SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN CHARIOT CLAIM ACTIVE IN 1980 AS AN UNDERGROUND MINE EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS ; 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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