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Mr Lode Claims

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046825
MRDS ID M242040
Record type Site
Current site name Mr Lode Claims
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Sites 1374, 1376

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.38091, 37.67745 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Split Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 03S 41E 15 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore
Argentite Gangue
Cerussite Gangue
Galena Unknown
Malachite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Deep Springs
    Rock description Deep Springs

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.38091, 37.67745
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montezuma District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Energy Resources Group.
    First year 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS, SHAFTS, SURFACES CUTS, TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • AREA WORKED WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS (1983), DRILLED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 12 MAY 83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEDIMENTS ARE CUT BY CALCITE AND QUARTZ VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 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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