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Durham Claims

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046059
MRDS ID M233974
Record type Site
Current site name Durham Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.06865, 41.4363 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 1/2 MILE SSE OF JACKSON MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(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
041N 070E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • S SIDE OF RIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Lead Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.06865, 41.4363
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form PODS, TABULAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 60SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Fracture=N 30 E Strike

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS SOFT CANARY-YELLOW LEAD CARBONATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mining district

District name Tecoma

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT, DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • 4 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN; IRREGULAR PODS. 4 INCHES OF CLAY ON THE HANGING WALL OF FAULT ORE IS SOFT CANARY-YELLOW LEAD CARBONATE
Deposit THE 4 DURHAM CLAIMS ARE ON S SIDE OF RIDGE 1/2 MILE SSE OF JACKSON MINE. THE MAIN DEVELOPMENT WORK IS A VERTICAL SHAFT ON A FRACTURE. THERE ARE DRIFTS OFF THE SHAFT THAT INTERSECT THE LEDGE. THE ONE BODIES ARE SMALL IRREGULAR PODS IN LIMEY SHALES ON FOOT WALL OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE IS 4 IN OF CLAY ON THE HANGING WALL ORE: IS SAID TO AVERAGE 40% P6, 32 OZ AG., AND $2.50 AVI A TON.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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