| Deposit ID | 10111454 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232966 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buster G.M. Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Buster 1,2,3, Buster Fraction Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.42258, 41.8624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 3/4 MILE SE OF JARBIDGE |
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SILICIFICATION |
|---|
| 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) | -115.42258, 41.8624 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buster Gold Mining Co. Of Jarbidge |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buster G. M. Co. |
| First year | 1910 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232966 |
FAIRBANK AND O'BYRNE,J.F.(1911) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT MAP
SCHRADER,F.C.(1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C.(1912)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS; SEVERAL PARALLEL |
| Deposit | INCLUDES BUSTER FR. AND 1 2, AND 3. LOCATED IN LATE 1909; OWNED & OPERATED IN 1910 BY BUSTER MINING CO. OF JARBIDGE, PROPERTY WAS OPENED BY A 125-FT CROSSCUT TUNNEL. 3-STAMP MILL INSTALLED AT BUSTER IN 1910. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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