| Deposit ID | 10103941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231352 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mehger Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Meagher, Meger Tunnel, Meagher Mine. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.13623, 40.55434 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 13 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Pumpernickel Formation |
| Rock description | Pumpernickel Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -117.13623, 40.55434 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Antler And Golconda Thrust Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Faults; Some Nw-Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | 50W |
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | William Meagher |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Adams, Charles |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Adams, Charles |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231352 |
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN N.E. CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO, NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 88.
THEODORE, T.G., AND BLAKE, D.W., 1975, GEOL. & GEOCHEM. OF CY. CYN. PORPH. CU. POP. AND SURROUNDING AREA; USGS PROF. PAGE 798-B
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C.,1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEINS, SHEAR ZONES |
| Deposit | MEGER TUNNEL WAS A CROSSCUT ABOUT 150 FT. LONG RUNNING WEST FROM THE HEAD OF COPPER CANYON. THE SULPHIDE ORE WAS FOLLOWED FOR 200 FEET AND STOPED IN SEVERAL PLACES. OPEN PITS ON OUT CROPPINGS HAVE YIELDED SOME CARBONATE ORE. PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED BY WILLIAM MEAGHER ABOUT 1900, AND LATER RELOCATED BY CHARLES ADAMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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