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Unknown Shaft #1

Producer in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045775
MRDS ID M233599
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Shaft #1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.26093, 39.15048 (WGS84)
Elevation 2332

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 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE LANDER COUNTY LINE, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN COTTONWOOD AND WASHINGTON CREEKS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic Alteration Of Wallrock Near Vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.26093, 39.15048
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Post-Mineral Fault Cuts Mineralized Zone- N40e, 40se

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N60-70E (?)
    Dip 35-40 NW (?)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Breccia Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Washington District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • A SINGLE INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 30 (?) M DEEP, AND SEVERAL VERY SHORT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., AUG 10, 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILKY WHITE MASSIVE QUARTZ VEINS, 15-20 CM WIDE IN 2M + WIDE CRUSHED ZONE

Reporter information

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

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