| Deposit ID | 10046774 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241982 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sanger Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Francis Mine? Described By F.C. Lincoln, Sanger and Taylor Group, Frances and Frances #1-#15 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.81676, 37.73911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10 MILES S 82 W FROM TOWN OF SILVER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mohawk Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(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 | 002S;002S | 037E;038E | 25;30 | E2 (25); W2 (30) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 19 SAMPLES RANGE FROM 0.68 TO 35.60 OZ/TON AG, AVERAGING 9.08 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU |
|---|
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Latite Of Sheep Mountain | ||||||
| Rock description | Latite Of Sheep Mountain | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Latite Of Sheep Mountain |
| Rock description | Latite Of Sheep Mountain |
| (1) | -117.81676, 37.73911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silver Peak Caldera |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE (S 25 W) |
| Dip | STEEP (73 E) |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Discoverer | W.A.Sanger And F.H. Taylor, Silver Peak, Nev. |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| District name | Silver Peak District (1865), (Red Mountain District-1864) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inspiration |
| First year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.8M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241982 |
KEITH, W.J., 1977; USGS BULL. 1423
BLACKBURN, W.H., (1920'S?) SANGER AND TAYLOR GROUP, ESMERALDA CO., NEV.: UNPUBLISHED REPORT (UNDATED) ON FILE AT N.B MG. FILE 101 ITEM 1, ITEM 4 (SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT)
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6-11-84.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EPITHERMAL FISSURE VEINS, CLAIMS COVER AN AREA OF 330.5 ACRES.. HAULAGE IS BEING DONE FROM AN INCLINE THAT CROSSCUTS TWO PARALLEL NE-TRENDING VEINS THAT ARE BEING EXPLORED AND DEVELOPED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE FOOTWALL VEIN IS NARROWER AND OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER GRADE THAN THE SANGER VEIN, WHICH IS WIDER, LONGER, AND OF SOMEWHAT LOWER GRADE. A HAND-HELD SILVER PROBE (GAMMA DEVICE) IS BEING UTILIZED TO ESTIMATE SILVER VALUES AT THE MINE FACES. THIS TECHNIQUE ALLOWS THE MINERS TO SELECT THE AREA OF HIGHEST SILVER VALUES ACROSS THE MINE FACE BEFORE SETTING EACH ROUND AND FOR STORING ON THE SURFACE ORES OF DIFFERENT GRADE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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