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Antique Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046491
MRDS ID M241658
Record type Site
Current site name Antique Prospect
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 580
Related records 10222418

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.68973, 37.6258 (WGS84)
Elevation 1804

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caliente NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dry Lake Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 065E 03 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 580 CONTAINS 100 PPM MN, 150 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 15 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Highland Peak
    Rock description Highland Peak

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.68973, 37.6258
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, POPS
    Strike N20W
    Dip 60 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • N20w, 60 Sw Structure; Limestone/Tuff Contact?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Delamar Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD INCLINED SHAFT, SMALL CUTS

Comments on development

  • LOCATION NOTICE NEARBY DATED 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, APRIL 5, 1984

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PODS OF BARREN WHITE QUARTZ ALONG N20W, 60 SW STRUCTURE IN MOTTLEDGREY LIMESTONE. RED-BROWN TUFF CROPS OUT 15 FT W. OF OLD SHAFT; SHAFT COULD BE SUNK ON TUFF/LIMESTONE CONTACT (POORLY EXPOSED).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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