| Deposit ID | 10047726 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M245670 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Badger Patent |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2651 |
| Related records | 10221541 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.88959, 39.79573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1305 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MILE S 15 W FROM PEAK OF CINNABAR HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Desert Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson Sink(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower 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 | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 022N | 028E | 07 | NW OF NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2651, A DUMP SAMPLE OF KAOLINIZED DIORITE WITH CHLORITE, CU OX CLOTS AND FRACTURE COATINGS AND MALACHITE, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.3% TI, 150 PPM N, 5 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 1500 PPM 3, 1000 PPM BA, 50 PPM CR, 15000 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 30 PPM ZR, AND AA ANALYSIS SHOWED 0.15 PPM AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| 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) | -118.88959, 39.79573 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults, Nne Trending |
| General form | TABULAR, PODS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
| Dip | 55 NW |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Desert District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M245670 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 2/26/85, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
WILLDEN, R. AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, PL. I
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CU OXIDE-STAINED SHEAR ZONE IN KAOLINZED DIORITE WITH PODS AND LENSES OF WHITE VEIN QUARTZ (BRECCIATED) ALONG STRUCTURE. SERIES OF SILICIFIED FE-OXIDE-STAINED OUTCROPS MARK A PARALLEL SHEAR ZONE N AND S OF BADGER. STRUCTURE AT THE BADGER SHAFT STRIKES N 80 E, DIP 55 NW. THE EXPOSED ZONE IS 10-15 FT THICK WITH 1-FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN ON HANGING WALL. A N 30 W, 80 NE FRACTURE ZONE WITH PODS OF VEIN QUARTZ ALONG IT INTERSECTS THE NE STRUCTURE IN A PIT ABOUT 100 FT WEST OF THE BADGER SHAFT. ALTERATION EXTENDS ALONG BOTH STRUCTURES. VEINS AND ADJACENT WALLROCK ARE LOCALLY CU OXIDE-STAINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | 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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