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NBMG Sample Sites 1985 and 1986 - Mine

Prospect in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Mercury, Barium-Barite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097300
MRDS ID M242448
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Sites 1985 and 1986 - Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.83649, 37.75883 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rhyolite Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 037E 14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • POOR ROAD DOWN ARGENTITE CANYON. SMALL UNMARKED MINE IN A STEEP DRAINAGE SOUTH OF ARGENTITE CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES 1985 AND 1986 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAIN ANOMALOUS MO, HG, BA, AND MINOR HG. SAMPLE 1985 HAD 3.2 PPM AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.83649, 37.75883
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Peak District (Red Mountain Subdistrict)

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gaven, Marie
    Home office Tonopah
    First year 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80-FT ADIT INCLUDING LIVING QUARTERS. MAIN ADIT IS A CROSS-CUT THAT INTERCEPTS A NE-TRENDING VEIN. A PARALLEL ADIT OFF A SECOND DRIFT HAS A 30-FT WINZE WHICH FOLLOWS THE VEIN

Comments on development

  • ASSESSMENT WORK WAS POSTED AND NEW STAKING WAS IN EVIDENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 5-20-84

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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