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Betty Lou

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045640
MRDS ID M233425
Record type Site
Current site name Betty Lou

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.28448, 41.12103 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cobre SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pilot-Thousand Springs, Nevada, Utah(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037N 068E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.28448, 41.12103
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • N85 E VERT. FAULT ZONE W/GOUGE CALCITE, GALENA, CERRUSITE CUTTING. LIMESTEON BLEACHED, NOT SILICIFIED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Loray

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS & PITS

Comments on development

  • REMAINS OF A SMALL MILL EXIST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD EXAMINATION BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, ON 7/15/80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN/FAULT ZONE WITH GOUGE, CALCITE, GALENA, CERUSSITE CUTTING BLEACHED, SILICIFIED LIMESTONE.
Deposit SHAFTS & PITS ON PARALLEL VEIN. REMAINS OF A SMALL MILL ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Beintz, J.L. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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