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NBMG Sample Site 2249

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047360
MRDS ID M242648
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2249

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.51293, 41.21377 (WGS84)
Elevation 1841

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

King Lear Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 33 SW OF NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 0.3 MILE S 50 E FROM RED BOY MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = ADEL 1:250000; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2249, GRAB OF DUMP, CONTAINS 7% FE, 2% MG, 15% CA, 0.2% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 200 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 1500 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 2000 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Happy Creek Volcanic Series
    Rock description Happy Creek Volcanic Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.51293, 41.21377
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jackson Mountains District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT WITH DUMP

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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAULT BRECCIA WITH CALCITE VEINS IN LIMESTONE OR ANDESITE, WITH MANGANESE DENDRITES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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