| Deposit ID | 10045980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233884 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hanks-Miller-Leach Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.73395, 41.69324 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SE OF CHINA MT. SUMMIT |
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 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.73395, 41.69324 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Ardle 6) |
| First year | 1895 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233884 |
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. (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 MINES BULL. 54.
SMITH (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, ASSOCIATED WITH IGNEOUS CONTACT, DIKES, FAULTS |
| Deposit | HANKS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED IN 1887. ORE SHIPPED FROM THE PROPERTY BY MCARDLE IN 1895-6 ASSAYED 24% CU AND 14 OZ/TON AG (SCHRADER, 1912, P 102-3, 137). THIS GROUP IS COMPRISED OF 27 OR MORE CLAIMS, THE HANKS GROUP COMPRISING THE NINE END CLAIMS ON THE SE. (SCHRADER, 1912, P 135) THE HANKS MINE HAD SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1916-1917 (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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