Dry Hills Silver Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047410
MRDS ID M242709
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Hills Silver Prospect
Alternate or previous names Dry Ridge #2 Claim, NBMG Sample Site 2618
Related records 10125039

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.19707, 41.27795 (WGS84)
Elevation 1769

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dry Hills North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little 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 039N 042E 12 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Wall Rock Near Vein

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2618 OF WHITE VEIN QUARTZ WITH HEMATITE STAIN, TETRAMEORITE CLOTS RIMMED WITH GREEN AND BLUE CU-OX STAINING, CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.3% MG, 1% CA, 0.03% TI, 500 PPM MN, 2000 PPM AG, 70 PPM B, 50 BA, 50 PPM CR, 5000 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 2000 PPM SB, 20 PPM V, 500 PPM ZN, 15 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.19707, 41.27795

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Reg.Struct: Ne-Trending Thrust Fault.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO CURVED
    Strike N 40 W TO N 80 W
    Dip 40-75 SW
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potosi District; Getchell District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW INCLINE SHAFT, PITS, CUTS

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 7 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WHITE QUARTZ VEIN 3 INCHES TO 2 FT WIDE, ALONG FAULT ZONE; VEIN CURVES FROM N40W TO N80W AND BACK TO NNW ALONG STRIKE; WALL ROCK IS SILICIFIED NEAR VEIN; WALL ROCK IS SHALEY ARGILLITE, WITH RED HEMATITE STAINING. TETRAHEDRITE CLOTS AND SPOTS IN VEIN; GREEN AND BLUE CU OXIDE STAIN; TRACE OF BRIGHT GREEN BOTRYOIDAL MINERAL (COPPER ARSENATE?)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1986 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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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