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Tom Cat Claims

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045813
MRDS ID M233647
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Cat Claims
Alternate or previous names Govan Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.23371, 38.8802 (WGS84)
Elevation 1977

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carvers NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Arc Dome Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 042E 23 SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST SLOPE OF RIDGE EAST OF SOUTH TWIN RIVER (CLAY CANYON)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Dike

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS RAN FROM TRAU TO 0.26 OZ/TAU
Result 0.2 TO 176.34 OZ/AG
Result 0.5 TO 42.7 % PB IN 9 SAMPLES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.23371, 38.8802
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dike Displays Strong N20e Jointing

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20-10 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Crushed, Silicified, Sheared Contact Zone Of Dike And Metamorphics; Brecliation

Comments on the geologic information

  • CONTACT ZONE OF DIKE & METAMORPHICS IS CRUSHED, CEMENTED WITH WHITEQUARTZ (VUGGY) MN-OX AND FE-OX STAINED. DIKE IS SILICIFIED & LACED WITH QUARTZ VEINLETS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1981
Discoverer D. L. Kitchingham Of Round Mountain, Nevada

Mining district

District name Twin River District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kitchingham, D. L.
    Home office Round Mountain
    First year 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 CAVED ADITS AND ACUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J. V., 9/17/81 FIELD EXAMINATION

  • Deposit

    STOTESBURY, H. W., 1916, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GOVAN PROPERTY AT TWIN RIVERS: NBMG FILE 256, ITEM 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CRUSHED, SILICIFIED, SHEARED CONTACT ZONE, RICH BUNCHE & STRINGERS OF OR IN RHYOLITE DILG (GOVAN REPORT)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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