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Steer Canyon Deposit

Prospect in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097287
MRDS ID M232827
Record type Site
Current site name Steer Canyon Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lost & Found Prospect, Josie Saval, Williams, Lost
Related records 10310341, 10310565

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.00091, 41.36379 (WGS84)
Elevation 2249

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Water Pipe Canyon(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

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040N 053E 9,10,15,16 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM'S AND ELEVATION TO HISTORIC LOST & FOUND SB DEPOSIT, NEAR CENTER OF STEER CANYON GOLD DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Also Oxidation Of Antimony Sulfides.

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.00091, 41.36379
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracture Zone

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE LOST AND FOUND SB PROSPECT IS HOSTED BY BLUE-GRAY THIN BEDDED LIMESTONE WHICH IS SILICIFIED NEAR THE WORKINGS. STIBNITE OCCURS AS SINGLE CRYSTALS AND PODS UP TO 3" ACROSS WITHIN FRACTURES WHICH CUT THE LIMESTONE. THIS OCCURRENCE OVERLIES THE DISSEMINATED GOLD OREBODY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Independence Mountains; Jerritt Canyon

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Independence Mining Co., Inc.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE HISTORIC WORKINGS AT THE LOST & FOUND SB PROSPECT CONSIST OF AN ADIT, NOW CAVED, AND TWO OPEN CUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THE STEER CANYON GOLD DEPOSIT ENCOMPASSES THE HISTORIC LOST & FOUND ANTIMONY PROSPECT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1971 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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