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Mendota

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045577
MRDS ID M233346
Record type Site
Current site name Mendota

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.00785, 40.51963 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR TRIPOLI MINE CLAIM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030W 053E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.00785, 40.51963
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOSSAN PRESENT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Railroad

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nevada Bunker Hill Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 200-FT. SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, BEARING COPPER, SILVER, NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT
Deposit THE MENDOTA CALIM IS DEVELOPED BY A 200' SHAFT SUNK ON A LARGE IRON GOSSAN, BUT THE ORE BODY WAS NOT ENCOUNTERED AT THIS DEPTH. THE CLAIM IS INCLUDED IN THE NEVADA BUNKER HILL MINING COMPANY'S GROUP OF CLAIM. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. 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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.