| Deposit ID | 10045324 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Potosi Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Potosi, Peterson |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.10761, 38.15243 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1902 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candelaria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 004N | 035E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Result | AS HIGH AS 10 OZ AG, 10% PB, 6% SB, AND 1/2 OZ AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Candelaria Formation;Candelaria Formation |
| Rock description | Candelaria Formation;Candelaria Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -118.10761, 38.15243 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | District Is Bounded On North By Major Post-Mineral Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alpha Fault |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| District name | Candelaria District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Peterson, G. A. |
| Home office | Mina, Nevada |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233026 |
ROSS, D.C, 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEEP SULFIDE ORE COULD NOT BE HANDLED IN THE 1800'S, BUT IT WAS WORKED AT THIS MINE IN THE 1950'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | PRESUMABLY PART OF EAST-TRENDING VEIN SYSTEM IN CANDELARIA FORMATION THAT PARALLELS BEDDING. PRODUCTION CAME FROM PRIMARY SULFIDE ORE. PRODUCTIVE ORE CAME FROM LOWER SHALE BOUNDARY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Flynn, Patricia D. (Tingley, J. V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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