Garrett Mine

Occurrence in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047464
MRDS ID M242818
Record type Site
Current site name Garrett Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Sites 2931, 2932

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.98961, 40.62821 (WGS84)
Elevation 1705

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Spring(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 Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 027E 19,20, Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM IS FOR ADIT AT SAMPLE SITE 2931. UTM FOR SAMPLE SITE 2932 IS N 4499320, E331780. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Vein Is Hydrothermally Altered.

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2931 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 3 % FE, O.3 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 1500 PPM MN, 15 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 7 PPM BE, 20 PPM BI, 7 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 700 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 30 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 2932 FROM VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.1 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.05 % TI, 1500 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 10 PPM BE, 15 PPM BI, 10 PPM CO, 2000 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 7 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 500 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 30 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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.98961, 40.62821

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N25W
    Dip 55NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Bearing N25w, 55ne.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Staggs District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wescord Exploration Ii
    Home office 940 Matley Lane, Reno Nv
    First year 1985

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE FAIRLY LONG ADIT WITH A STEEL BULK HEAD DOOR THAT WAS UNLOCKED BUT HAD DYNAMITE SCATTERED AROUND ON THE GROUND INSIDE THE DOOR. DOZER CUT 600 FT NORTH OF ADIT.

Comments on development

  • STAKED ON 3 OCT 1983 BY WESCORD- NO OTHER ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 6 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K., AND TINGLEY, IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADIT WAS DRIVEN ON A SHEAR IN GRANITE, PARTLY FILLED WITH BOTH GOUGE AND QUARTZ STRINGERS. LOCALLY THERE ARE FELSIC DIKES ALSO CROSS-CUTTING THE GANODIORITE. SAMPLE 2931 WAS TAKEN FROM THE VEIN INSIDE THE ADIT. SAMPLE 2932 WAS TAKEN FROM A PROSPECT DOZER CUT ABOUT 600 FT N OF THE ADIT WHERE A HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED VEIN IN A SHEAR ZONE IS EXPOSED. THE SHEAR WAS PARTLY FILLED WITH A FELSIC DIKE AND QUARTZ STRINGERS. MINERALIZATION INCLUDED MINOR COPPER AND POSSIBLY SILVER IN UNIDENTIFIED SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1987 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-APR-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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