| Deposit ID | 10045657 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233445 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bi-Metallic |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.59393, 40.33075 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | S. OF DOLLY VARDEN CANON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sharp Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Currie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring-Steptoe Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028N | 065E | 01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Melrose Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Melrose Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Felsic phaneritic intrusive rocks |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 65 DEG S |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dolly Varden |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 78.03M |
| Overall depth | 19.81M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233445 |
HILL, JAMES, (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL648.
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL (RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
FIELD EXAMINATION BY J. V. TINGLEY, NBMG, 8/20/80.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW SKARN ZONES ALONG IGNEOUS/LIMESTONE CONTACT |
| Deposit | THE BI-METALLIC GROUP IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF DOLLY VARDEN HILLS AND SOUTH OF DOLLY VARDEN CANON, ALONG THE LIMESTONE-QUARTZ MONZONITE CONTACT. NARROW ZONES OF SKARN ARE DEVELOPED IN PLACES ALOING THE CONTACT. THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY A 256' ADIT RUNNING N. ALONG THE CONTACT, AND ON ANOTHER CLAIM BY A 65' INCLINE SHAFT IN LIMESTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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