| Deposit ID | 10045943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233842 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vulcan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.62783, 41.67213 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2146 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE E. OF AGORT PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blanchard Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 065E | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.62783, 41.67213 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vulcan Mine Co. |
| Home office | Twin Falls, Id |
| Last year | 1936 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233842 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SMITH, R.M. (1976), SCHRADER, F.C. (1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN & BRECCIA FILL. |
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT STARTED ON THIS PROPERTY IN 1912, AND CONTINUED AT INTERVALS ON A SMALL SCALE. THE GROUP OF CLAIMS COMPRISES 400 ACRES. IT IS DEVELOPED MAINLY BY A 700-FOOT CROSSCUT TUNNEL AND SHAFT. THE MINE IS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE GRANODIORITE CONTACT. THE FIRST 200 FEET OF THE TUNNEL IS IN TERTIARY LAKE BEDS (WHICH OVERLAY THE PALEOZOIC ROCKS ON THE LOWER SLOPES), AND THE NEXT 500 FEET IN A BRECCIA OF DARK-BROWN PALEOZOIC LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE, WHICH BECOMES MORE SILICEOUS TOWARD THE FACE. ALSO, NEAR THE FACE THE TUNNEL INTERSECTS A 20-FOOT PORPHYRY DIKE. AT 40 FEET FROM THE FACE OF THE TUNNEL OCCURS A 2 1/2 FOOT QUARTZ VEIN DIPPING 40W TOWARD THE PORTAL. IT CARRIES A LITTLE GOLD AND SILVER. AT VARIOUS POINTS THERE ARE OTHER STREAKS WITH A LITTLE PBCO3 AND COPPER STAIN AND SOME SMALL POCKETS YIELDING GOOD SPECIMENS OF QUARTZ, MALACHITE, AND COPPER OXIDE. SEVERAL TONS OF ORE ON THE DUMP AVERAGES 20% CU AND 20 OZ/TON AG. AT THE SHAFT THERE IS SAID TO BE A 4 FOOT VEIN. (SCHRADER, |
| Deposit | 1935, P 38-9) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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