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Unnamed Silver 3

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045631
MRDS ID M233415
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Silver 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.79671, 40.93769 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snow Water Lake NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 035N 063E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • N 1/2 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC 1 (S.P. CO. P112)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result SELECTED SAMPLE, TR AU, 0.4 OZ AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.79671, 40.93769
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • MANPOSITE & PYRITE, REPLACING FELDSPAR JASPEROID IN BACCIA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lafayette

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Southern Pacific Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN F.C. (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, N. NEVADA & NW UTAH, VOL 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit N-TRENDING OXIDIZED FAULT ZONE IN DOLOMITE. SELECTED SAMPLE ASSAYED TR, AU; 0.4 OZ/AG. MARIPOSITE & PYRITE REPLACING FELDSPAR; JASPEROID IN BRECCIA.
Deposit N-TRENDING OXIDIZED FAULT ZONE IN DOLOMITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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