| Deposit ID | 10047506 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242866 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2955 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.5924, 41.89793 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1439 |
| Relative position | 1-2 MILES N OF DENIO SUMMIT |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 030E | 02 | NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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. |
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| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -118.5924, 41.89793 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1976 |
| District name | Warm Springs District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Drilled From Winnemucca |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wright And Others |
| Home office | Coos Bay, OR |
| First year | 1984 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242866 |
QUADE, JACK, 27 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R. 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.
| 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 |
| 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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