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Dig Claims

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  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 10046013
MRDS ID M233919
Record type Site
Current site name Dig Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.71922, 41.28158 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wine Cup Ranch SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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
Mount Diablo 039N 064E 10 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.71922, 41.28158
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHEAR ZONE, STOCK WORKS. IN LIMESTONE CEMENTED BY SILICA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Mountain (Area)

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS SHOWN ON MAP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.B. (1979) FIELD EXAMINATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE, STOCKWORKS IN LIMESTONE, CEMENTED BY SILICA.
Deposit TWO ADITS ARE SHOWN ON THE 1967, WINE CUP RANCH SW, 7 1/2 FT QUAD. THE ADITS ARE LOCATED ON THE WEST SLOPE, AT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BLACK MTNS. ANOTHER ADIT IS SHOWN 1/2 MILE TO THE S.E., ON TOP OF THE RIDGE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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