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Neutron #2

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045896
MRDS ID M233773
Record type Site
Current site name Neutron #2
Alternate or previous names Moonglow, Frazier, Wheeler, Silver Bell

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.84923, 39.74575 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rattlesnake Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Diamond-Monitor 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 054E 36 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.84923, 39.74575
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N3e

Ore body information

  • Dip 66NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILICIFIED LIMESTONE WITH MALACHITE AND CU OXIDE STAIN COATING FRACTURES. (N) ON S SIDE, LIMESTONE WITH VERY LITTLE MINERALIZATION. LITTLE OR NO SILICIFICATION. SMALL AMT CU.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Diamond

Comments on development

  • AREA CONSISTS OF 2 TUNNELS ON NORTH SIDE OF CANYON STOPED ALONG BEDDING N3E, 66NW.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1982 Mohsen, Ahmed F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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