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Old Dobby Claim No. 1

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Antimony
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045772
MRDS ID M233594
Record type Site
Current site name Old Dobby Claim No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.26065, 39.15798 (WGS84)
Elevation 2219
Relative position ABOUT 0.4 MILE SOUTH OF THE LANDER COUNTY LINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reese River Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 042E 21,16 N2 OF N2 (21); S2 OF S2 (16) Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN WASHINGTON CREEK CANYON, ABOUT 4.0 AIRMILES S85E FROM REESE RIVER BUTTE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Pyrite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Silication

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.26065, 39.15798
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Well-Developed Fractures In Granodiorite. Prominent Set Strikes N80e, Dip 40se

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N35E
    Dip 30SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Washington District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lyon, R. M.
    Home office San Bernardino, Ca
    First year 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT BEARING S10E, CAVED FOR THE FIRST 30 FT. ORE BIN AND CABLE LOCATED IN FRONT OF ADIT. CABLE RUNS TO NORTH SIDE OF WASHINGTON CANYON, WHERE THERE ARE 2 LARGE WORKINGS IN VICINITY OF CABLE ANCHOR.

Comments on development

  • LOCATION MONUMENT AT TOP OF DUMP READS "OLD DOBBY NO. 1, AUG 29, 1982" (THIS IN OCT., 1981) - ON A HAND-WRITTEN NOTICE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BENTZ, J., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 02 OCTOBER, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINLETS 1-3 CM WIDE CUT INTRUSIVE. - COARSE PYRITE CUBES IN QUARTZ. MANY VARIOUSLY ORIENTED VEINLETS. SILICATED LIMESTONE BRECCIA CEMENTED WITH QUARTZ AND CARRYING PYRITE AND COPPER OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1982 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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