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Area Between Big and Willow Creeks

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony, Barium-Barite, Strontium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045848
MRDS ID M233688
Record type Site
Current site name Area Between Big and Willow Creeks

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.72949, 38.18689 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nyala(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quinn Canyon Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hot Creek-Railroad 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 004N;004N 055E;056E 13,24,25;18,19,20,29,30 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SEVERAL PROSPECTS IN THE AREA BETWEEN WILLOW CREEK AND BIG CREEK. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Strontium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Shear Zones

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Goodwin Limestone Of Pogonip Group
    Rock description Goodwin Limestone Of Pogonip Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.72949, 38.18689
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Frontal Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Deformation Of Country Rocks

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NNE
    Dip W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Willow Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 150-FT INCLINED SHAFT; 2 SHORT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEARED QUARTZ AND IRON-STAINED VEIN MATERIAL ALONG SHEAR ZONES, ALONG WEST FLANK OF A SMALL ANTICLINE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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