| Deposit ID | 10047229 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242497 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dyer Ranch Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 1253 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.02426, 37.75577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1509 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 AIRMILE S 40 E FROM DYER RANCH IN FISH LAKE VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East of Davis Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mariposa(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 | 036E | 19 | NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1253 CONTAINS + 20% FE, 0.7% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.015% TI, 200 PPM MN, 70 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 20 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 70 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, + 10000 PPM ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Dyer Ranch Pluton | ||||||||
| Rock description | Dyer Ranch Pluton | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Poleta |
| Rock description | Poleta |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.02426, 37.75577 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W-N 80 W |
| Dip | 60 SW |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| District name | Dyer District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242497 |
NBMG BULL 78, P. 66.
USGS PP 55, P. 84-85.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NV.
TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 16 AUGUST 1982.
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 28 APRIL, 1984.
NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOSSAN FORMED ALONG SHEAR ZONE IN SHALES. ADITS SOUTH OF INCLINE PROSPECT N 70-80 W, 60 SW SHEAR ZONE 3-4 FT WIDE; MNO-HEMATITE GOSSAN ALONG SHEAR; LENSES OF DARK BROWN JASPEROID LACED WITH SILICA VEINLETS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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