| Deposit ID | 10047571 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242941 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Genesis Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | North Star |
| Related records | 10310439 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.32399, 40.9299 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 050E | 01,02,11,12 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 172 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a |
| Deposit model name | Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 15 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -116.32399, 40.9299 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 152.4M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 243.84M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1985 |
| District name | Lynn District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.) |
| First year | 1988 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6349000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22675000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242941 |
BONHAM, H.F., 1988 IN NBMG MI-1987.
BONHAM, H.F., 1986 NBMG MAP 91.
NEVADA MINING ASSN. BULL, OCT-NOV, 1985.
NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 115, NUMEROUS PRESS CLIPPINGS.
BONHAM, H.F., 1988.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1988 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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