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Unnamed Lead

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  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 10045637
MRDS ID M233422
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Lead
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Lead Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.79672, 41.0863 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position N. END OF WOOD HILLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moor Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 037N 063E 13 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • N OF WADEF SPRING

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.79672, 41.0863
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N70E
    Dip 30-60S
    Width 1.07M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Moor

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 25.91M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GALENA OCCURS IN STRINGERS P PODS IN AN OZIDIZED ZONE 1/2 TO 3 1/2 FT WIDE BRECCIATED LIMESTONE
Deposit A LEAD PROSPECT WAS EXPLORED FOR LENGTH OF 85; AND A DEPTH OF 30: GALENA OCCURS IN STRINGERS AND PODS MAN OXIDIZED ZONE. 1/2 - 3 1/2' WIDE IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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