NBMG Sample Site 2955

Prospect in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold, Barium-Barite, Bismuth
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. 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 10047506
MRDS ID M242866
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2955

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.5924, 41.89793 (WGS84)
Elevation 1439
Relative position 1-2 MILES N OF DENIO SUMMIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 046N 030E 02 NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2955 CONTAINS 10 % FE, 1 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 500 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, +1000 PPM BI, 15 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 100 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 200 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) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.5924, 41.89793

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joints, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1976

Mining district

District name Warm Springs District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Drilled From Winnemucca
  • Type Owner
    Owner Wright And Others
    Home office Coos Bay, OR
    First year 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS, PROSPECTS, AND DOZER CUTS.

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE DRILL RIG ON PROPERTY, WITH SEVERAL HOLES COMPLETED AND ADDITIONAL SITES TO BE DRILLED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 27 OCT 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 GRANODIORITE IS CUT BY CU-RICH QUARTZ VEINS IN JOINTS AND FRACTURES. SOME SECONDARY OXIDES OF CU AND SULFIDES PRESENT. MINERALIZATION EXTENDS OVER SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. SAMPLE 2955 IS FROM A DOZER CUT AND ADIT.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: POLYMETALLIC VEINS.
Deposit Discovery Year: STAKED 1983

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-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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