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NBMG Sample Site 2960

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic, Tungsten
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  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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047499
MRDS ID M242858
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2960

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.81795, 41.4982 (WGS84)
Elevation 1417

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 028E 06 SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR IMPROVED ROADS. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2960 SELECTED FROM ADIT DUMPS CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 500 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 200 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 150 PPM BI, 700 PPM CU, 50 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 7000 PPM SB, 50 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 500 PPM ZN, AND 0.65 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) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.81795, 41.4982
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADITS, ALL CAVED AND VERY OLD.

Comments on development

  • OLD WORKINGS; LOTS OF NEWER CLAIM POSTS BUT NO PAPER. 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 VEINS ARE IN STRONG BULL QUARTZ SYSTEMS WITH VUGGY COCKADE STRUCTURES.

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

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