| Deposit ID | 10103980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232191 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Starlight Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Starlight Mine, Elkoro Mines Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41035, 41.86684 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2362 |
| Relative position | IN STARLIGHT HILL IN UPPER NORTH SIDE OF BOURNE GULCH OPPOSITE ALPHA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bruneau(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 058E | 21,22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| 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 > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.41035, 41.86684 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50-60W |
| Dip | 50-70N |
| Thickness | 700M |
| Length | 426.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Discoverer | William Holland & Charles & William Martin |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elkoro Mines Co. (1930'S) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elkoro Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 426.72M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232191 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV., USGS BULL. 741
GRANGER, M.B. (1957) GEOL. & MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., NBM BULL 54
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV., USGS BULL 497.
GRANGER, M.B. (1957)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, FAULT ZONE |
| Deposit | SMALL BODIES OF LIGNITIC SHALE & DARK SLATY SANDSTONE OCCUR LOCALLY INTERBEDDED IN OLD RHYOLITES. PART OF WEST VEIN SYSTEM. SMALL AMOUNT OF SULPHIDE ORE PRESENT. STARLIGHT PROPERTY INCLUDES THE STARLIGHTS SUNSET, AND MAHOGANY CLAIMS. ADJOINS THE LEGITIMATE PROPERTY ON THESE AND THE FLAXIE ON THE NE. DISCOVERED IN 1915 BY WILLIAM HOLLAND AND CHARLES AND WILLIAM MARTIN. VEIN DOES NOT CROP OUT. MAY BE THE NORTHWEST CONTINUATION OF FLAXIE VEIN TILTED TO THE SOUTH BY A FAULT. LEGITIMATE VEIN MAY BE THE EASTWARD CONTINUATION OF THE STARLIGHT VEIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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