| Deposit ID | 10046463 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241629 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Highland Queen Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 1451 |
| Related records | 10173964 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.55334, 37.94024 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Highland Peak(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 | 066E | 14 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | PRODUCED 992 TONS OF AG-AU ORE IN 1939. NBMG SAMPLE 1451 CONTAINS 20% FE 20% CA, 1000 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 200 PPM BA, 200 PPM CU, 1000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 100 PPM W, 2000 PPM ZN, |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Mendha;Dunder Berg Shale (In Float) | ||
| Rock description | Mendha;Dunder Berg Shale (In Float) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.55334, 37.94024 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Slickensides, Fault Zone? |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Highland District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Lessee/Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Walker And Bernard |
| First year | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241629 |
TSCHANZ, C.M., & PAMPEYAN, E.M., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73, P. 150.
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT. 20, 1983.
MINING WORLD, 1940, VOL. 2, NO. 2, P. 31.
TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, P. 150.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED PYRITE CRYSTALS, FRESH AND OXIDIZED, COAT FRACTURE SURFACES AND ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CARBONATE. ABUNDANCE OF SLICKENSIDES ON DUMP ROCK SUGGESTS WORKINGS EXPLORED FAULT ZONE CEMENTED WITH QUARTZ. LIMESTONE ON DUMP ALSO CUT BY LIMONITIC-STAINED JASPER AND WHITE, AND IRON-STAINED CALCITE VEIN. ORE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM DUMP; LITTLE OR NO MINERALIZATION WAS OBSERVED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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