| Deposit ID | 10045922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233817 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eagle Rock Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Devlin Prospect, Prince Group of Claims, Eagle Rock Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.75446, 38.61467 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | = 45 MILES SOUTH OF ELY AND 50 MILES NORTH OF PIOCHE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shingle Pass SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Garrison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dry Lake Valley(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 009N | 064E | 26 | NE4 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1.5 % CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.3 % W |
| Result | 0.15 % SB, PB, ZN, AND BI AND TRACE OF AGSAMPLES TAKEN BY THE USBM IN THE EARLY 1960S CONTAINED 0.41-0.77% WO3 AND SEVERAL OZ/TON AG WITH A TRACE OF AU. NBMG SAMPLE 8145 CONTAINS 10% FE, 150 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 3000 PPM BA, 50 PPM BI, 20 PPM CO, 500 PPM CU, 15 PPM M0, 10 PPM NI, 700 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 500 PPM W, 700 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 814 W CONTAINS 3% FE, 1000 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 100 PPM BA, 70 PPM BI, 1000 PPM CU, 150 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 2000 PPM W, 500 PPM ZN. |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Prospect Mountain Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.75446, 38.61467 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracture Zone N50e And 60nw |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 45-65 NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Discoverer | John C. Clark And Francis Riordan |
| District name | Patterson; Patterson Pass; Cave Valley |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233817 |
SCHRAEDER, F.C., 1931, NOTES ON ORE DEPOSITS AT CAVE VALLEY, PATTERSON DISTRICT, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL. 25, #3, P 5-16
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 73, 187P
FIELD CHECK BY BENTZ AND SMITH, NBMG, 1981
NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)
NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 174, ITEM 3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1920'S (?) |
| Deposit | WOLFRAMITE AND SOME SCHEELITE OCCUR AS SCATTERED SMALL CRYSTALS WITH LIMONITE AND MN OXIDES IN SEAMS AND VUGS OF 2 QUARTZ VEINS ABOUT 800 FT APART, 2-3 FT THICK, TRACEABLE IN SURFACE CUTS AND OUTCROPS FOR 300-500 FT ALONG STRIKE. ONE VEIN CONTAINS BASE METAL SULFIDES WITH THE WOLFRAMITE, BUT THE OTHER DOES NOT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Molinari, Mark P. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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