| Deposit ID | 10111427 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M035869 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcconnell Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.23015, 38.94241 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | EAST FLANK SINGATSE RANGE, 2 MI W - SW OF MASON, NEV. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yerington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Walker(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013N | 025E | 31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Result | 3 SELECT SAMPLES AVG. .58 PERCENT AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 1.4 PERCENT CU |
| Result | AND TRACE AU |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Andesite To Dacite Tuff Breccia;Rhyolite Tuff, Siltstone, Limestone |
| Rock description | Andesite To Dacite Tuff Breccia;Rhyolite Tuff, Siltstone, Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite To Dacite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry |
| Rock description | Rhyolite To Dacite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry |
| (1) | -119.23015, 38.94241 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Yerington Batholith |
| General form | ELLIPTICAL IN PLAN |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 24.38M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| District name | Yerington |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1913 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1912 - 1913 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3.2 Percent Cu | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M035869 |
JOHNSON, A. T., 1907 , REPORT ON MCCONNELL GROUP YERINGTON DISTRICT, UNPUBL. RECORD, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES FILE.
KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 114 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FRINGE SKARN RELATIVE TO THE ANDRADITE - CHALCOPYRITE SKARNS WITH MANY CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO THE MASON VALLEY MINE CONTACT METASOMATIC. REFER TO RECORD NO. M035865 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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