NBMG Sample Site 2956

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, 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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047497
MRDS ID M242856
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2956

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.87212, 41.42738 (WGS84)
Elevation 1497

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Battle Creek Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(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 041N 027E 27 SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESSIBLE VIA POOR DIRT ROAD THE LAST 2 MILES. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2956 CONTAINED 10 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.01 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 300 PPM V, AND 0.2 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

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 > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.87212, 41.42738

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Varyville District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cole, James H.
    Home office Winnemucca, Nv
    First year 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DOZER CUTS, ONE CABIN.

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 28 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 COPPER-RICH QUARTZ VEINS ALONG A N15W, 65 SW EXPOSED BY PROPSPECTS AND A SHAFT FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ALONG STRIKE. SAMPLE 2956 WAS FROM PROSPECTS AND SHAFT DUMP.

Reporter information

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