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NBMG Sample Site 2238

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047357
MRDS ID M242645
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2238
Alternate or previous names Bliss Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.54822, 41.25738 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737

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 039N 031E 18 NE OF NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH SIDE OF BLISS CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2238, CONTINOUS CHIP OVER 10 FT OF ALTERED VOLCANICS WITH LIMONITE, MALACHITE, FE-MN STAINS, CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.5% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.07% TI, 50 PPM MN, 100 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 200 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 3000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 700 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Happy Creek Volcanic Series
    Rock description Happy Creek Volcanic Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.54822, 41.25738
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Economic information

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG, 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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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