| Deposit ID | 10047130 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242381 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattlesnake Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 1189, Us Patent Survey 3502a and B. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.24563, 37.27356 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scottys Junction 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008S | 042E | 03 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE VALUE OF ORE WAS $23/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Timber Mountain Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Timber Mountain Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -117.24563, 37.27356 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75E TO E-W |
| Dip | NW |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| District name | Tokop (Bonnie Claire) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonnie Claire Bullfrog Mining And Milling Co |
| First year | 1907 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242381 |
USGS, 1968, SCOTTYS JUNCTION SW 7.5 MINUTE SERIES TO POGRAPHIC MAP.
BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308, P.190
USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83.
RANSOME, F.L., 1907, USGS BULL 303, P. 81-82.
RANSOME 1907, P. 81.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FRACTURED QUARTZ VEIN, SECONDARY SILICA COATS VUGS AND BOGWORKS, SILICA VEINLETS CUT ROCKS, SILIGHTLY GOSSANY. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM RECORD NUMBER M232146. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1982 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1983 | Maningas, M. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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