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Christiorsson Canyon Prospects

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Nickel, Manganese
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10047353
MRDS ID M242640
Record type Site
Current site name Christiorsson Canyon Prospects
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Sites 2432, 2256, 2253, 2254, 2255
Related records 10295163

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.53628, 41.31127 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hobo Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040N 031E 29 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF JACKSON CREEK, 1.5 MILE S. EAST OF THE JACKSON CREEK RANCH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation; Strong Alteration, Locally.

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2432 FROM BOTTOM OF DOZER CUT, IRON-STAINED, QUARTZ VEINLETS ON FRACTURE, CONTAINS 10% FE, 2% MG, 0.7% CA, 0.5% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 30 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 30 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 20 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 300 PPM V, 50 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.
Result SAMPLE 2253, GRAB OF DUMP WITH EPIDOTE AND QUARTZ VEIN WITH CHALCOPYRITE AND CUSTAINS CONTAINS 7% FE, 1% MG, 15% CA, 0.2% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 100 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 70 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 200 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 2000 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 30 PPM ZR.
Result SAMPLE 2254, HIGH GRADE GRAB, CONTAINS 7% FE, 7% MG, 10% CA, 0.015% TI, 3000 PPM MN, 10 PPM B, 2 PPM BE, 1000 PPM CO, 15000 PPM CU, 1000 PPM NI, 50 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN.
Result SAMPLE 2255, OF LIMESTONE AND HAPPY CREEK VOLCANICS WITH CU STAINS CONTAINS 15% FE. 5% MG, 10% CA, 0.05% TI, 3000 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 700 PPM CO, 15 PPM CR, 20000 PPM CU, 5000 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 100 PPM V, 5000 PPM ZN.
Result SAMPLE 2256, SELECT OF MINERALIZED MATERIAL, HIGHLY ALTERED WITH PERVASIVE CU STAIN, CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.5% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.05% TI, 200 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 10 PPM BI, 100 PPM CO, 20000 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 300 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 30 PPM V

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Happy Creek Volcanic Series
    Rock description Happy Creek Volcanic Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.53628, 41.31127
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Igneous Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jackson Mountains District; Jackson Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 FAIRLY NEW OPEN CUTS/ROAD CUTS UP THE MOUNTAIN FRONT. ADIT SHOWN ON MAP MUST BE CAVED SHAFT SHOWN ON MAP. DOZER CUTS, PROSPECT PITS.

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY, BUT THERE WERE 2 OTHER PEOPLE LOOKING AT AREA AT TIMEOF EXAMINATION; POSSIBLY USBM PEOPLE?

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.B., 21 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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