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Homer Verne Mine

Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106927
MRDS ID M232650
Record type Site
Current site name Homer Verne Mine
Alternate or previous names Adams Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.66129, 41.72237 (WGS84)
Elevation 2341
Relative position 18.5 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DENIO, NEVADA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Duffer Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thousand-Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 030E 06 NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • EAST SIDE OF CREST OF RANGE; 1 MILE N. OF BLUE LAKE SECTION. ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD IMPROVED ROAD HIGH IN THE RANGE, ALSO BY A SHORTER ROUTE FROM THE EAST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2969 IS ORE-GRADE MATERIAL FROM THE UPPER ADIT WHICH CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.5 % MG, 0.3 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 200 PPM- MN, 5 PPM AG, TR AU, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 70 PPM -CR, 200 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 1000 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 10-0 PPM V, 500 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.66129, 41.72237
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike E-W
    Dip S
    Length 914.4M
    Width 6.1M
  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Dip S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Igneous Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Year of first production 1935

Mining district

District name Varyville District; Pine Forest District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Richard Potter
    Home office Boise, Idaho 83704

Comments on the production information

  • 1935-1940 PRODUCTION-ABOUT $27,000 WORTH

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, PITS, TRENCHES, DRIFTS, RAISES, PROSPECTS, SEVERAL LARGE USABLE BUILDINGS, WATER SYSTEM, ORE-BIN, TRACKS AND TIMBER, A 5-STAMP M-ILL, TRUCKS,ETC.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS PLANNING TO REOPEN WITH YEAR-ROUND OPERATION AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984, WITH AN IN SITU LEACH OPERA-TION. THE POTTERS BOUGHT THE MINE FROM THE ADAMS FAMILY AND AR-E CURRENTLY WORKING TO REOPEN THE UPPER WORKINGS AND GENERALLY- OUTFIT THE MINE FOR USE THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS. THEY ARE A-LSO DOZING AND TRENCHING IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE UPPER VEI-N SYSTEM TO THE WEST IN HOPES OF STARTING A SECOND ADIT LOWER -ON THE MOUNTAIN AND COMING FROM THE WEST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, R. E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA; BLM REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-30-84 AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS ARE IN LARGE QUARTZ VEIN SYSTEMS HOSTED BY PHYLLITES AND SLATES OF TRIASSIC AGE. THE MAIN ACTIVITY IS ON -AN E-W VEIN 8-12 FT WIDE, DIPPING SOUTH. VEIN PINCHES AND SWEL-LS ALONG STRIKE FORMING LARGE PODS UP TO 20 FT WIDE. VEIN IS A- FISSURE-FILLING WITH ADDITIONAL PARALLEL VEINS TRACEABLE ON T-HE SURFACE. VEIN IS REPORTED TO BE TRACEABLE ALONG STRIKE TO T-HE EAST FOR 3000 FT. ORE IS IRON-STAINED BRECCIATED QUARTZ WIT-H LOCAL RICH POCKETS OF FREE GOLD IN QUARTZ.
Deposit DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS AND TRENCHES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1981 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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