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Spicer Claims

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Molybdenum
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046579
MRDS ID M241764
Record type Site
Current site name Spicer Claims
Alternate or previous names Don Claims ?, Transvaal Claims, Nevada Mining and Mineral Claims.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.58255, 37.01413 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thirsty Canyon SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pahute Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 11S 48E 02 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.58255, 37.01413
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Faults, Margin Fractures Of Timber Mountain Chloera.

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN CONTACT WITH ALTERATION ZONE IS PORSKY, LITHIC AND CRYSTAL RICH RHYOLITIC ASH TUFF.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bare Mnt.

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Spicer Mining Co. In A Joint Venture Named Nev. Mines And Minerals
    First year 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 VERTICLE SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 29 APR 82

  • Deposit

    BELL, E.J., & LARSON, L.T, 1981, DRAFT FINAL REPT; CHARACTERIZATION OF ENERGY AND MIN RES. IF SW NTS AND VICINITY; PREPARED FOR D.O.E.

  • Deposit

    PAHRUMP VALLEY TIMES, FEB 27, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT SITUATED ON RIM OF TIMBER MNT. CAULDERA, FE STAINED, ALTERED, BRECCIATED, KAOLINIZED TUFF. ALTERATION ZONE IS ABOUT 100 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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