Green Monster Claim

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045979
MRDS ID M233883
Record type Site
Current site name Green Monster Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.77978, 41.77574 (WGS84)
Relative position JUST N. OF BROOKLYN GROUP

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 063E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Magnetite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.77978, 41.77574

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock With Assc. Faults, Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Dikes, Granodiorite Stock

Comments on the geologic information

  • FAULTS, DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1935

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Comments on the production information

  • LESS THAN $5000 TOTAL PRODUCTION.

Comments on development

  • FEE, PATENTED CLAIM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M., (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, IGNEOUS CONTACT, FAULTS, DIKES,BARITE VEINS REPORTED.
Deposit GOOD MALACHITE ORE MINED IN GARNETIFEROUS GOSSAN EXTENDING NORTHWARD FROM THE VALLEY VIEW (BROOKLYN) CLAIM (SCHRADER, 1935, P 22) - GIVEN SAME UTM AS VALLEY VIEW MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1995 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Weimer, Becky S. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-NOV-1990 Skurski, M. (Marcus, Sue) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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