| Deposit ID | 10103546 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whale Mine |
| Related records | 10173921 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.5289, 35.80833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES WEST OF GOODSPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shenandoah Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ivanpah-Pahrump 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 025S | 058E | 06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Calamine | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.5289, 35.80833 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Scale Overthrusts |
| Strike | N 65 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goodsprings |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Miller |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030074 |
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 145 - 146 .
LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 186 .
SCHILLING, 1962 B, MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 2 .
HEWETT, 1931 , LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATEST PRODUCTION 1943 ; WHALE MINE IS A GROUP OF SEVEN CLAIMS; REMAINING ORE IS LOW GRADE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE GROUP BUT IF VANACLATES CAN BE PROFITABLY RECOVERED BY MILLING LOW GRADE MATERIAL THEN THE GROUP MAY DESERVE SOME ATTENTION ( HEWETT, 1931 ) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Fischer, Richard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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