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Golden Ray Claims

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045651
MRDS ID M233437
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Ray Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.28948, 41.09881 (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 09 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.28948, 41.09881
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 152.4M
    Width 7.62M

Comments on the geologic information

  • N-S STRIKING, MILKY-WHITE QUARTZ VEIN LACING GREY LS, TETRAHEDRITE IN VEIN QUARTZ. VEIN SYSTEM TRACEABLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ALONG STRIKE. SEVERAL VEINS 25' IN WIDTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lorey

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Folger And Hentrom
    Last year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OF QUARTZ, BEARING TETRAHEDRITE, IN LIMESTONE

Reporter information

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

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