| Deposit ID | 10045997 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233902 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rare Metals |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Zone Pass Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.30365, 40.91298 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | NNE OF SILVER ZONE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Zone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pilot-Thousand Springs, Nevada, Utah(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035N | 068E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| 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) | -114.30365, 40.91298 |
|---|
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 10.67M |
| Length | 198.12M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Proctor (Silver Zone) |
|---|
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | W | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 8.5 Percent Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233902 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)
NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN. 1984)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 VEINS. SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES ACROSS OCCUR IN A MINERALIZED LAYER UP TO 18 INCHES THICK ALONG THE E. WALL OF THE VEIN FOR 40 FT. |
| Deposit | THE RARE METAL SCHEELITE PROPERTY HAS 4 VEINS, BUT ONLY ONE OF THE MIDDLE VEINS HAS BEEN MINED. IT IS A VENTICAL, N-STRIKING VEIN THAT IS 3 FT - 4 FT WIDE; IT IS EXPOSED FOR 650 FT N. OF THE RR TRACKS, AND FOR 50 FT S. OF THE TRACKS. THE VEIN IS DISPLACED UP TO 40 FT BY 4 TRANSVERSE FAULTS. SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES ACROSS OCCUR IN A MINERALIZED LAYER UP TO 18 INCHES THICK ALONG THE E. WALL OF THE VEIN FOR 40 FT ON N SIDE OF TRACKS - DEPTH OF ORE 35 FT. 1 1/2% WO3. ONE SHIPMENT OF 27 TONS OF SORTED ORE CONTAINED 8.5% WO3. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1984 | Blaskowski, Michael J. (Elliott, James E.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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