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NBMG Sample Site 3805

Occurrence in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047697
MRDS ID M243123
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 3805
Alternate or previous names Hercules Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.06124, 39.46602 (WGS84)
Elevation 1661

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wonder Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N 035E 32 SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • JUST NORTH OF HERCULES SITE MARKED ON TOPO MAP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 3805 CHIPPED FROM VEIN IN ADIT OF QUARTZ AND QUARTZ-BRECCIA, CONTAINS 0.2% FE, 0.03% TI, 150 PPM MN, 1500 PPM AG, SOME L10 PPM AU, 150 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 70 PPM PB, 150 PPM SB, 10 PPM V, 30 PPM ZR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.06124, 39.46602
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 15 W
    Dip 30 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wonder District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 150-FT ADIT; A LINE OF ADITS NEAR TOWN SITE OF HERCULES; SAMPLED ADIT BEARS N 15 W, 30 NW ALONG VEIN

Comments on development

  • INACTIVE IN 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 8 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ AND QUARTZ BRECCIA WITH POSSIBLE GOLD AND VISIBLE AG SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Nevada resources

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