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New Yorkey's Claim

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  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 10045622
MRDS ID M233399
Record type Site
Current site name New Yorkey's Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.97037, 41.82101 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mountain City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 053E 02 SE4 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 500 FEET S 75 DEG E OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS OF TH OLD MOUNTAIN CITY MINE, AND LOWER ON THE HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.97037, 41.82101
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N32W
    Dip 56 TO 85S
    Width 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer J. Hall, And Others Of Mountain City, Nev. Acquired The Property In Early 1930'S

Mining district

District name Mountain City District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Hall And Others Of Mountain City (1930'S)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 95-FT. TUNNEL DRIVEN N70W TO THE VEIN WHERE IT TURNS & FLOWS VEIN FOR 90 FEET. AWINZE IS SUNK ON THE ORE BODY 60 FT. BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOLAN, T.B., (MID-1930'S?, DATE UNSURE), THE MOUNTAIN CITY MINING DISTRICT, ELKOCOUNTY, NEV; U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN PLACES,IT IS A SHEETED ZONE OF SEVERAL NARROW PARALLEL VEINS WITH LIMESTONE SLABS IN BETWEEN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 La Pointe, D. D. 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

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