| Deposit ID | 10046400 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241552 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California-Pioche Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 1425 |
| Related records | 10125414 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.4564, 37.92107 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1960 |
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)
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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001N | 067E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1425 CONTAINS GREATER THAN 20% CA, 1500 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 150 PPM BA, 50 PPM CU, 10000 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 100 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Lyndon Limestone;Pioche Shale |
| Rock description | Lyndon Limestone;Pioche Shale |
| (1) | -114.4564, 37.92107 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioche District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241552 |
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT 8/22/83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS ARE ALONG FAULTED(?) CONTACT BETWEEN CAMBRIAN PIOCHE SHALE AND LYNDON LIMESTONE. LIMESTONE CUT BY ABUNDANT CALCITE STRINGERS, PODS, GRAINS. FRESH PYRITE INTERSPERSED IN LIMESTONE ON DUMP |
| 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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