| Deposit ID | 10103948 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231502 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arrowhead Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Arrowhead Mining Co. Ground., NBMG Sample Site 2742. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.17339, 38.08523 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1917 |
| Relative position | 2.13 MILES NE OF STREUBEN KNOB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reveille(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hot Creek-Railroad 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 | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003N | 052E | 31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | (KLEINHAMPL & ZIONY, 1980) - COMPOSITE GRAB SAMPLE: 700 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 10.0 PPM PB, 0.07 PPM HG, 700 PPM SR, 700 PPM BA.MAIN SHAFT DUMP SAMPLE 2742 CONTAINS 1.5 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 1.5 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 1-5 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 30 PPM PB, 100 PPM S-B, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 50 PPM ZR, AND 0.1 PPM AU (-BY AA ANALYSIS). |
|---|
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| (1) | -116.17339, 38.08523 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Tuff On The West Is Faulted By An Arcuate Transcurrent Fault And Shear Zone. |
| General form | TWO SHOOTS. IN A 3-8 FT WIDE VEIN FAULTED 160 FT WEST OF SHAFT |
|---|---|
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Arrowhead District; Needles District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arrowhead Mining Co. |
| First year | 1921 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231502 |
EKREN, E.B., ROGERS, C.L., AND DIXON, G.L., 1973, GEOLOGIC AND BOUGUER GRAVITY MAP OF THE REVEILLE QUAD.: USGS MAP I-806.
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS. BULL 99B, 1984, P. 39-42.
LINCOLN,F.C.,1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV. NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO,NV.
WEED,W.H.,ED., 1921, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL.XIV.
QUADE, JACK, 16 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
KLEINHAMPL & ZIONY, P. 752
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ARE FAULTED OFF 160 FT WEST OF THE SHAFT. MINES ARE CONFINED TO A NARROW N-TRENDING ZONE OF HIGHLY ALTERED M-IOCENE TUFFS AND INTRUSIVE RHYODACITE. ON THE WEST THERE IS A -MAJOR ARCUATE TRANSCURRENT FAULT AND SHEAR ZONE. SIMILAR SUBPA-RALLEL FEATURES BOUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE NARROW ZONE. THE CE-NTRAL BLOCK IS A STRUCTURALLY INTERMEDIATE PLATE THAT HAS BEEN- THRUST OVER OLIGOCENE VOLCANICS. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT T-HE DEEPER WORKINGS MAY PENETRATE THE PLATE, AS IS SUGGESTED BY- THE PRESENCE OF PALEOZOIC RUBBLE ON THE ARROWHEAD DUMPS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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