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Unknown 1

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095700
MRDS ID M232831
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.65844, 41.44489 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burner Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 041N 047E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.65844, 41.44489
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N40E
    Dip 75SE
    Length 1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault-Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Burner Hills

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., FIELD EXAMINATION, 1979

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.C.(1976) PRELIM GEOL. MAP ELKO CO., U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE MAP76-779

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOWER ADIT DUMP CONTAINS PALE GREEN ANDESITE PROPHYRY, INDICATING WORKINGS INTERSECTED CONTACT BETWEEN CHERTS, SHALES AND ANDESITE. SHEAR ZONE IS 0.5 TO 1M WIDECONSISTS OF BRECCIATED WALL ROCCK CEMENTED BY QUARTZ. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE; BRECCIATED WALL ROCK CEMENTED BY QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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