| Deposit ID | 10095709 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233259 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Estes Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.06646, 41.90768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2454 |
| Relative position | ON NORTH SLOPE OF WHITE ELEPHANT MTN. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8050 FT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 061E | 04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.06646, 41.90768 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Elk Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233259 |
SCHRADER, F. C., 1912, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBRIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 497.
SMITH, R. M., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPT. 76-56
MATHIAS, D. E., 1959. GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN ELK MTS., ELKO CO., NEVADA, U. OF ORE., U.S. THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IGNEOUS CONTACT ZONE; SKARN CONTAINING NUMEROUS POCKETS OF GOOD-GRADE COPPER ORE. |
| Deposit | THE PRINCIPAL DEPOSIT IS A ONE FOOT BED CONTAINING NUMEROUS POCKETS OF GOOD-GRADE COPPER ORE, SCHRADER, P. 157 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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