| Deposit ID | 10047651 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M243066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pyramid Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 3848, Jeff Claims, Lookout Nos. 5, 6, 7, 11, Silver Butte Patented Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.16485, 39.23769 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1820 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bell Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 034E | 21,20 | NW (21); NE (20) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 3848 FROM DUMP CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.7% CA, 0.05% TI, 500 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, AND 0.55 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock unit name | Pyramid Tuff |
| Rock description | Pyramid Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -118.16485, 39.23769 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 32 E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| District name | Fairview District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. Owns Lookout No. 5, 6, 11 And Silver Butte |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Era Mining And Development Owns Lookout No. 7 |
| Home office | Salem, Or |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M243066 |
SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1973, FAIRVIEW: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES
NBMG MINING DISTRICT MAP FILE 7, 1906, CLAIM MAP OF FAIRVIEW.
QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 12 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS, 1986
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUB. REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA, USGS OFR.
CHURCHILL COUNTY RECORDER AND ASSESSOR, MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS ARE ALONG THE PYRAMID FAULT, WHICH MAY, IN PART FOLLOW THE CONTACT BETWEEN ANDESITE (DACITE) AND THE PYRAMID TUFF. SCHRADER REPORTED THE E. CONTACT OF THE PYRAMID TUFF AS BEING DOWN FAULTED AGAINST THE LATER ANDESITE ALONG THE PYRAMID FAULT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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