| Deposit ID | 10045976 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233880 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Effie Fay Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper, Shield |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.79033, 41.76769 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON SE FLANK OF TABLE TOP MT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(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 | 045N | 063E;064E | 24,25,19,30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| 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) | -114.79033, 41.76769 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Shield Copper Co. |
| First year | 1912 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233880 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV; USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
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 COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.
SMITH, R.M., (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN (DIKES) |
| Deposit | THIS AREA IS WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE MASS BETWEEN CONTACT AND THE WEST CONTACT AREA. ALASKITE DIKES ARE ALSO PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY (SHRADER, 1935, P 37). THIS GROUP CONSISTS OF 11 CLAIMS (SCHRADER, 1912, P133). MINERAL SURVEY NO. 4554 ; 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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