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Castle Park

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045643
MRDS ID M233428
Record type Site
Current site name Castle Park
Alternate or previous names Skootumpaw

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.23087, 41.12548 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Peak NW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037 068E 01 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.23087, 41.12548
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE WHITE QTZITE, SHATTERED, PALE FEOX CUDX STAIN ON N80 DEG W 55 DEG N SHEAR ZONE. MAJOR SHEAR DIRECTION N 10 DEG W, 48 DEG NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Loray

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED SILICA FLUX IN RECENT YEARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD SHAFT, LARGE OPEN CUTS ON POINT

Comments on development

  • PRODUCED SILICA FLUX IN RECENT YEARS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN. MASSIVE WHITE QUARTZITE, SHATTERED; PALE FE-OX & CU-OX STAIN ON SHEAR ZONE
Deposit PRODUCED SILICA FLUX IN RECENT YEARS. OLD SHAFTS, LARGE OPENCUTS ON POINT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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