| Deposit ID | 10045946 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233845 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Lake Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Lilian Ray Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.81116, 40.86159 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ventosa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N;045N | 063E;064E | 25,30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.81116, 40.86159 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. H. Raleigh |
| First year | 1912 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233845 |
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
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED DIKES OR VEINS AVERAGING 6%-20% CU |
| Deposit | MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2124 THIS GROUP IS WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE MASS BETWEEN CONTACT AND THE WEST CONTACT AREA. NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN RECORDED TO DATE (SCHRADER, 1935, P 36-7) THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 16 CLAIMS, ALL LOCATED ON MINERALIZED DIKES OR VEINS AVERAGING 6%-20% COPPER (SCHRADER, 1912, P 133) THE CLAIMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: NETTIE, RUEBEN, UTAH, MORMON GIRL, MORMON BOY, SALT LAKE FRACTION, SALT LAKE NOS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. (SEE SCHRADER'S CLAIM MAPS, 1912 AND 1935).-LOCATION GIVEN FOR POINT APPROX. WITHIN GROUP-NO WORKINGS SHOW ON MAP SHEET. ; 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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