| Deposit ID | 10047490 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242848 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2883 |
| Related records | 10294788 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.10321, 39.896 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1494 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Telephone Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 023N | 026E | 06 | NW OF NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2883 FROM SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN IN STOPE CONTAINS 0.3 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 10 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 300 PPM BI, 30 PPM CD, 70 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 2000 PPM PB, 15 PPM SN, 2000 PPM ZN, AND 0.1 PPM HG (BY AA ANALYSIS). |
|---|
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| (1) | -119.10321, 39.896 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N5E |
| Dip | 60-70E |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Truckee District; Fireball Ridge |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.19M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242848 |
QUADE, JACK, 26 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R., SPEED, R. C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, P, 85-86, PL. I.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A 4-FT QUARTZ VEIN HAS BEEN OPEN-STOPED TO SURFACE. VEIN IS NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN DIORITE AND YOUNGER ANDESITIC VOLCANICS. OLD TIMBERS AND ORE PILLARS ARE HOLDING THE OPEN-STOPE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE 30-40 YEARS OLD (?) SAMPLE INCLUDES MINERALIZATION FROM THE VEIN, ORE-PILLARS AND DUMPS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1987 | 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 |
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