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Monaco Claims

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046737
MRDS ID M241940
Record type Site
Current site name Monaco Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.46813, 37.44801 (WGS84)
Elevation 1774
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position Claims Cover About 1.5 Miles

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lida(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 06S 41E 06;05 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 3 CHANNEL SAMPLES ASSAYED; .112, .088, 9.006 OZ AU, AND 1.88, 2.13, .35 OZ AG RESPECTIVELY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Analytical data

Result SELECT GRAR ASSAYED: .028 OZ AU, 11.25 OZ AG, 23.75% CU, 25.10% PB.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Rock unit name Harkless Shale;Palmetto
    Rock description Harkless Shale;Palmetto

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.46813, 37.44801
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Normal Fault, Folds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lida District; Alida Valley District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES, SEVERAL SHAFTS, CONSIDERABLE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NBMG, OPEN FILE DATA, FILE #95, ITEM 11, P. 37-39

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-83 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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