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American Flag

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045993
MRDS ID M233897
Record type Site
Current site name American Flag

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.07503, 40.98409 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position S END OF PILOT RANGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miners Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
036N 070E 20 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SE FLANK OF RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.07503, 40.98409
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults N&E Strike

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIN BEDDED SLATYLS, GOSSAN ALONG BEDDING, X-CUTTING SHEAR ZONE W/N-S STRIKE, VERT. DIP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pilot Peak

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT

Comments on development

  • FEE, PATENTED CLAIM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD-SILVER PROSPECT; JASPER ALONG VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
Deposit THE AMERICAN FLAG PROSPECT IS ON THE LOWER SE SLOPES OF PILOT PEAK. THE MINERALS EXPLORED FOR ARE GOLD-SILVER. THE PROSPECT IS DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT IN THE MINER'S CANYON AREA. MINERAL SURVEY 37 (OFFICE NUMBER 1455) ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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