| Deposit ID | 10045958 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233858 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | High Ore Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.72728, 41.71047 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 1 MI. NE OF CHINA MT., HEAD OF MEADOW CR. |
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 | 064E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -114.72728, 41.71047 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 19.81M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233858 |
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
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
GRANGER, A.E., ET. AL. (1957) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 54.
SMITH, R.M., (1976); SCHRADER, 1912 & 1935
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: MID-1870'S |
| Deposit | VEIN ALONG FISSURE IN DIKE |
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS LOCATED 1 MI. NE OF CHINA MT. AND THE CONTACT. IT WAS MINED IN THE MID-1870 S BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WORKED THE CHINAMAN MINE. PRACTICALLY ALL THE DIKES AND VEINS TREND NE-WARD, ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THOSE IN THE ELLEN D. MT. AREA WEST OF THE SALMON R., AND SEEM TO BE PART OF THE SAME FISSURE SYSTEM. THE MINE IS LOCATED IN THE HIGH ORE GROUP, WHICH CONSISTS OF 6 CLAIMS. IT IS OPENED CHIEFLY BY A 65-FT. INCLINED SHAFT SUNK ON A VEIN WHICH DIPS 45 W., AND SEEMS TO BE CONTAINED IN A QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY DIKE SIMILAR TO THE CAMP BIRD PROSPECT. THE VEIN HAS A WIDTH OF AT LEAST A FOOT AND CONSISTS OF ABOUT 9 INCHES OF ORE WITH ONE OR TWO INCHES OF QUARTZ GANGUE ON EITHER SIDE. THE ORE AVERAGES 16% CU AND PEAKS AT ABOUT 40% CU. (SCHRADER, 1912, P 138), THE MINE HAD SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1915. (GRANGER, ET. AL., 1957, P 40.) ; 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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