| Deposit ID | 10044073 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Western Lock Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Western Lock and Key Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.119, 40.53323 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1905 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Battle Formation; Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Battle Formation;Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.119, 40.53323 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Antler And Dewitt Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35W |
| Dip | 90 |
| Plunge direction | 1 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231394 |
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHALCOPYRITE REPLACED SANDSTONE TO A LIMITED EXTENT IN VERTICAL FISSURES |
| Deposit | THIS IS ONE OF THE OLD CLAIMS OFF THE SOUTH END OF DUVAL'S COPPER CANYON OPEN PIT MINE, EAST ORE BODY. IN 1912 IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A NUMBER OF OPEN PITS AND SHORT TUNNELS ON A SERIES OF SHORT LENS-LIKE BODIES OF COPPER OXIDE ORE. A SMALL PRODUCTION DURING 1870'S OCCURRED, AND IN 1953, 136 TONS ORE WERE SHIPPED CONTAINING 0.01 OZ AU 0.79 OZ AG AND 4.52% CU. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: ABOUT 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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