| Deposit ID | 10046045 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233953 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ada H |
| Alternate or previous names | Spruce Standard |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.86227, 40.54853 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2271 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE E OF SPRUCEMONT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spruce Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031N | 063E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.86227, 40.54853 |
|---|
| General form | STOCKWORK IN FAULT INTERSECTION |
|---|---|
| Length | 548.64M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Year of first production | 1927 |
| District name | Spruce Mountain |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sprucemont Co. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233953 |
SCHRADER, F.C., 1931, SPRUCE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, ELKO COUNTY, U. OF N. BULL. VOL. XXV, NO. 7, U. OF W. RENO, NEVADA
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
MINES REGISTER 1937
FIELD EXAM BY J.U. TINGLEY, NBMG, 7/24/80
SCHRADER, F.C., (1931) P.24.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 MINERALIZED FISSURES THAT INTERSECT AND FORM A STOCKWORK 1800 FT. LONG. |
| Deposit | THE ADAH MINE, LOCATED ABOUT 1/2 MILE ESE OF SPRUCE STANDARD MINE AT SPRUCEMONT, IS DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT. THE ORE IS DEVELOPED ALONG 2 MINERALIZED FISSURES THAT INTERSECT AND FORM A STOCK WORK 1,800 FT LONG. THE MINE WAS OPERATED IN 1930-31 BY THE SPRUCE STANDARD MINE OPERATING CO.-THE SPRUCEMONT CO. THE ADA-H M. CO. WAS TAKEN OVER ALONG WITH THE PARAMONT M. CO. BY THE 1927-28 NEWLY FORMED SPRUCE STANDARD MINING CO. ACTIVITY AT TIME OF FIELD VISIT WAS MAPPING BY AMAX CORP., DENVER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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