Krug Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum, Bismuth, Cadmium, Arsenic, 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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047434
MRDS ID M242736
Record type Site
Current site name Krug Mine
Alternate or previous names King? Mine, Area Covered By Stinger Claims, NBMG Sample Site 2427

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.3371, 41.08988 (WGS84)
Elevation 1426

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Donna Schee 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 037N 032E 12 SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON KRUG HILL ON NORTH SIDE OF JUNGO HILLS. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2427 OF WHITE QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL FROM DUMP OF VERTICAL STOPE CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.1% CA, 2000 PPM MN, 2000 PPM AG, 5000 PPM AS, 1.3 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS)
Result 30 PPM B, +1000 PPM BI, +500 PPM CD, 70 PPM CR, 2000 PPM CU, 500 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 20000 PPM PB, 10000 PPM SB, 5000 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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.3371, 41.08988

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike SSW
    Dip 90

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE NEAR BASE OF HILL IS CUT BY THIN VEINLETS OF CALCITE-QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
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 Jim Queen And Al Irelan Of Winnemucca
    First year 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • REMAINS OF 5 STONE CABINS, ONE OF WHICH WAS PROBABLY A BLACKSMITH SHOP. VERY SHORT ADITS (MAX 20 FT LONG) AND VERTICAL STOPE ON HILL TOP, 50 FT HIGH, GOES IN 30 FT ON QUARTZ VEIN. ALL WORKINGS TREND SSW; 3-4 SHALLOW PITS ON SOUTH SIDE OF HILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.B., 20 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 NUMEROUS SMALL DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ VEINS IN PHYLLITE WITH 2-3 SHORT ADITS DRIVEN ON THEM. INTRUSIVE FARTHER UPSLOPE IS CUT BY VEINLETS OF QUARTZ/BIOTITE/MUSCOVITE. STOPE TOP OF HILL IS IN THIS 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.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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