| Deposit ID | 10098621 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232785 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bold Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2434 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.36682, 41.2671 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bottle Creek Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039N | 032E | 02,03,10,11 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2434 OF QUARTZ IN IRON-STAINED HORNFELS CONTAINS 2 % FE, 1% MG, 2 % CA, 0.1 % TI, 500 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 5-0 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 1000 PP-M PB, 1000 PPM SB, 100 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Rock unit name | Happy Creek Volcanics |
| Rock description | Happy Creek Volcanics |
| (1) | -118.36682, 41.2671 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deer Creek Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80W |
| Dip | 73NE |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jackson Mountains District; Jackson Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exxon Corp. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232785 |
ORAL COMMUNICATION; BRIEF FIELD EXAMINATION IN 1980
JONES, R. B., 12 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OLD ABANDONED WORKINGS INDICATE PAST PRODUCTION IN AREA OF CAVED SHAFTS AND ADITS - SMALL STOPE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM |
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN 2-5 FT WIDE WITH STEEP BUT SINUOUS DIP, ENCLOSED IN HORNFELS. QUARTZ VEIN IS GRAYISH WHITE WITH HEMATI-TE VEINLETS. TRACE OF CU OXIDES. HORNFELS IS HIGHLY OXIDIZED. -WORKINGS CLOSE TO CONTACT WITH DIORITE AND META-VOLCANICS, BOT-H OF WHICH HAVE BEEN METAMORPHOSED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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