| Deposit ID | 10045608 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233383 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bald Mountain Chief |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.00647, 40.52685 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | W & ADJACENT TO COPPER BELL |
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)
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 | 031N | 053E | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.00647, 40.52685 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR TO PIPE-LIKE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Year of first production | 1969 |
| District name | Railroad |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233383 |
KETNER, K.B., AND SMITH, JR., J.F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE RAILROAD MINING DISTRICT, ELLSO COUNTRY, NEVADA. USGS BULLETIN 1162-B.
SMITH R.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELLSO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
SMITH, R.M., (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOSSAN ZONE; REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION AT FISSURE INTERSECTIONS A SMALL PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1969 WAS REPORTED |
| Deposit | THE BALD MOUNTAIN CHIEF PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST W. OF THE COPPER BELLE MINE, AND ADJACENT TO USMM. 2-109. THE CLAIM IS EXPLORED BY MEANS OF ADITS DRIVEN IN A GOSSAN ZONE TO EXPLORE REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION AT FISSURE INTERSECTIONS IN THE CARBONATE ROCKS. A SMALL PRODUCTION IS REPORTED PRIOR TO 1969. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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