| Deposit ID | 10310528 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Starvation Canyon-Waterpipe Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | one of Queenstake?s Jerritt Canyon gold properties |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.06266, 41.27517 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Water Pipe Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 39N | 53E | 08 09 16 17 18 20 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 173 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a.1 |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Au |
| Mark3 model number | 17 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hanson Creek Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roberts Mountains Fm. | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.06266, 41.27517 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roberts Mountains thrust fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Starvation Canyon Fault |
| General form | tabular to irregular |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1988 |
| District name | Independence Mountains |
|---|---|
| District name | Jerritt Canyon District |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|---|
| Area name | Elko District |
| Ownership category | Private |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Queenstake Resources |
| Year | 2006 |
Schmauch and others, 1992
Bratland, 1991
BLM Claims Fiche, 1998
Mining Record(?), 6/10/87
NBMG Bull 106
Tuscarora Land Status, 1979
Jake Margolis, e-mail, 8/27/01
Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-206A, 33 p.; 98-206B. one 3.5 inch diskette.
Queenstake Resources Ltd. press release, 12/16/2004.
NBMGMI-2004.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | In 2004, Queenstake reported that mineralization at Starvation Canyon appears to be fairly typical of Jerritt Canyon gold deposits. High-grade gold mineralization occurs as pods at the intersections of northwest- and northeast-trending structures and is hosted primarily at the contact between Units 2 and 3 of the Hanson Creek Formation. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-2003 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Editor | 01-SEP-2007 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | Converted from S&A FileMaker format to Oracle. Edit checks on rocks, units, and ages with Geolex search, and other fields. |
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