| Deposit ID | 10046394 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241544 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Abe Lincoln Mine |
| Related records | 10198503 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.48417, 37.92885 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES W. OF PIOCHE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pioche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001N | 067E | 20 | SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Iron | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Chisholm Shale |
| Rock description | Chisholm Shale |
| (1) | -114.48417, 37.92885 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Trending N30w, 6 Se Cuts Off Vein On The East |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | NEARLY FLAT |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Pioche District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241544 |
USGS PP 171, P. 67.
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 132.
SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., P. 545-548
USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
ANDERSON, J.C., 1922, ENG. & MIN. JOUR. VOL. 133
TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, P. 132.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ BEDDING VEIN IN SHALE. PROBABLY OFFSET SEGMENT OF SAME VEIN AS HALF-MOON MINE. VEIN OCCURS AT BASE OF A 3-FT LIMESTONE LARGELY REPLACED BY MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDE ORE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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