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NBMG Sample Site 2260

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Manganese, Vanadium
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047366
MRDS ID M242654
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2260

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.53599, 41.19877 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920

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 038N 031E 05 NW OF SE OF NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN BIG CEDAR CREEK . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Secondary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2260, GRAB OF DUMP PILE, CONTAINS 7% FE, 1% MG, 7% CA, 0.5% TI,700 PPM MN, 15 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 30 PPM CO, 70 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 20 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 74
USGS model code 19b
Deposit model name Replacement Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    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) -118.53599, 41.19877
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Thrust Fault

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; Big Cedar Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND 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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