Ole Boy Mine

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Cadmium, Manganese
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  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 10047432
MRDS ID M242733
Record type Site
Current site name Ole Boy Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2426
Related records 10255998

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.50321, 40.91766 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sugarloaf Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(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 035N 031E 10 SW OF SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 2 AIRMILES NE OF ANTELOPE SIDING ON WPRR. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2426 OF BRECCIATED, WHITE, IRONSTAINED QUARTZ FROM DUMP AT MOUTH OF ADIT CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.2% MG, 20% CA, 0.02% TI, 5000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 10000 PPM AS, 0.1 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM B, 50 PPMBA, 50 PPM BI, + 500 PPM CD, 100 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, + 20000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.50321, 40.91766

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N50E
    Dip 80NW

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 Jungo Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Laura Savoy,
    Home office P. O. Box 1874, Winnemucca, Nv 89445
    First year 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT (50-75 FT DEEP). ABOUT THIS IS AN ADIT ABOUT 100-200 FT LONG TRENDING N50E ALONG VEIN. OPEN CUT ABOVE ADIT ALONE SAME STRIKE

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS STAKED JUNE 2, 1984 BY PRESENT OWNER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.B., 19 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILKY-WHITE BRECCIATED FE-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN WITH DRUSY APPEARANCE. OCCURS IN A FAULT ZONE IN MONZONITE(?) INTRUSIVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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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