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Rifle Claims

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045791
MRDS ID M233620
Record type Site
Current site name Rifle Claims
Related records 10198251

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.8948, 38.17994 (WGS84)
Elevation 2149
Relative position ABOUT 0.6 AIRMILE S30E FROM IRON SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hannapah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 014N 045E 11 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH SIDE WILLOW CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gemstone Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Turquoise Ore
Iron Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification; Argillization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.8948, 38.17994
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike S25E
    Dip 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone, Brecciated, Gouge

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDDING AND FRACTURES COATED WITH FEOX, MNOX

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northumberland District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • MINOR OPEN PIT 15 FT BY 10 FT BY 12 FT; PROSPECT PITS; TRENCH

Comments on development

  • ROAD SYSTEM MORE DEVELOPED THAN SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET. POSSIBLY A PRECIOUS METALS PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY; NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS)

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 1980.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 19 OCT 1981.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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