| Deposit ID | 10104008 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232928 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rundberg Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Early Day Mine, Apex Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.09982, 39.45825 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018N | 043E | 01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -117.09982, 39.45825 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Reese River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232928 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 19779 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITSOF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL.88.
ROSS, C.P., 1953, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE REESE RIVER DISTRICT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 997.
HUGHES, H.H.,(UNPUB.), REPORT ON APEX MINES: NBMG FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE BODIES MINED WERE SMALL AND THE GRADE OF THE ORE WAS MARGINAL. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF TRENCHES, PITS, AND SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. THIS DEPOSIT IS AT THE SITE OF AN EARLIER SILVER DEPOSIT. |
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN QUARTZITE OF CAMBRIAN AGE ALONG EAST-TRENDING RHYOLITE DIKES AND IN CONTACT ZONES WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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