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Felix Canyon

Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Mercury, Antimony, Lead, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Ownership information
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055096
MRDS ID RE00040
Record type Site
Current site name Felix Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.27429, 41.12517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1628
Relative position ABOUT 1 MILE SW OF PINSON MILL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Adam Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 38N 42E 32 SW4 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN LOW HILLS ON EAST FLANK OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS. UTM'S TO CENTER OF PIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AG CONTENT IS VERY LOW.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Decalcification And Bleaching Is The Most Prevalent In The Ore Zone. This Alteration Extends For Short Distances Into The Barren Wall Rocks. Within This Zone Of Decalcification There Are Localized Areas Of Jasperoidal Silicification And Kaolinization. Limonitic Silicification Occurs In The Rare High-Grade Areas Of The Deposit.

Analytical data

Result LIMITED GEOCHEMICAL DATA INDICATE THAT TRACE ELEMENT SIGNATURES FOR FELIX CANYON ARE SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PINSON DEPOSITS. AS AND HG (AND TO A LESSER EXTENT SB, PB, AND ZN) CORRELATE WITH AU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 172
USGS model code 26a
Deposit model name Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 15

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Felsic Dikes
    Rock description Felsic Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Comus Formation
    Rock description Comus Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.27429, 41.12517
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeasterly "Pinson Trend". Deposit Is In The Overturned (West) Limb Of A N30e-Striking Anticline.
Type of structure Local
Structure description In Addition To The N30e Ore-Bearing Fault, There Are Several Sets Of Joints, The Most Prominent Of Which Strikes N34e And Dips 13 Nw.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 70-80 E
    Thickness 27.43M
    Length 243.84M
    Width 30.48M
    Depth to top 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone At The Contact Between Shales And Underlying Carbonates. Faulting Is Parallel To Bedding.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer Cordex I Syndicate
Year of first production 1989
Year of last production 1992
Production years 1989 - 1992

Mining district

District name Potosi District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pinson Mining Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.847 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1989 FIGURES CALCULATED USING A STRIP RATIO OF 3.2:1. ALL RESERVES SCHEDULED TO BE HEAP LEACHED. THESE RESERVES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE MINED OUT IN 1992.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 48.77M
    Overall length 243.84M
    Overall width 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT IS OVAL IN PLAN.

Comments on development

  • ORE-GRADE GOLD FOUND IN FRACTURES IN ROCK ON HILL TO THE EAST OF THE DEPOSIT. FOLLOW-UP MAPPING AND DRILLING LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE FELIX CANYON DEPOSIT BENEATH SHALLOW ALLUVIUM AND SOILS. ; ECON.COM: 75% RUN-OF-MINE HEAP LEACH RECOVERIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MRDS QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY JOSEPH FOSTER, MINE GEOLOGIST, PINSON MINING COMPANY, MARCH, 1992

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TABULAR ZONE PINCHES OUT ALONG STRIKE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1992 Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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