| Deposit ID | 10046716 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greens Camp |
| Alternate or previous names | Atlas, Moonstone, Moonstone Annex and Ajax No.1 Claims, Green's Pride Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.39174, 37.32995 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.3 MILES SW OF GOLD POINT (HORNSILVER) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Point SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Last Chance Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cactus-Sarcobatus Flats(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 007S | 041E | 13 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.025 MR/HR |
|---|---|
| Result | HIGH = 0.08 MR/HR |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -117.39174, 37.32995 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | WNW TO N45W |
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hornsilver (Lime Point, Gold Point) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. D. Green And Mrs. Nellie Emery |
| First year | 1931 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 42.67M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241917 |
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL. 81, P. 52.
BAKER, ARTHUR, III, 1966, UNPUBLISHED NOTES ON SCOUTING EXPEDITION IN HORNSILVER AREA; NBMG FILE 92
SMITH, A.M. AND CARPENTER, JAY, 1931, UNPUBLISHED NOTES FROM INSPECTION TRIP TO HORNSILVER; NBMG FILE 92, ITEM 8.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY IS REPORTED IN QUARTZ VEINS WHICH CUT A GRANITIC INTRUSIVE. COPPER, LEAD, ZINC MINERALS ALSO PRESENT. CU MINERALIZATION IN WNW SLIPS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG ARGILLIZATION, SLIPS ABOUT 50 FT APART COPPER STAINING AREA IS LOW ON SLOPE WEST OF GREENS CAMP. 5 STRONG QUARTZ VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIOUS METAL MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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