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NBMG Sample Site 2252

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Boron-Borates
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047364
MRDS ID M242652
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2252

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.5082, 40.41711 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST OF JACKSON CREEK RANCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Natchez Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(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 20 SW OF SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON SOUTH SIDE OF JACKSON CREEK ABOUT 0.7 MILE UP FROM ITS MOUTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = LOVELOCK 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Boron-Borates Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2252, GRAB OF ADIT DUMP, CONTAINS 10% FE, 5% MG, 3% CA, 0.15% TI, 700 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, + 2000 PPM B, 70 PPM CO, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.5082, 40.41711
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Economic information

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; Jackson Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 1984.

  • 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

Beyond USGS

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

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