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O'Connell Group

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045941
MRDS ID M233841
Record type Site
Current site name O'Connell Group
Alternate or previous names Daddy of Nevada ?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.65395, 41.79935 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position W. END OF CLAIMS BEGINS 1 MI. SE OF MIDDLE STACK MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middle Stack Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 065E 07 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Axinite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.65395, 41.79935
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 2413.95M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Granodiorite Contact, Fault, Dikes

Comments on the geologic information

  • BOTH GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY SYENITE, APLITE, OR MONZONITE DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Comments on the production information

  • UNDETERMINED PRODUCTION

Comments on development

  • 7 OR MORE CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1912)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS EXTEND ALONG CONTACT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES
Deposit THIS GROUP COMPRISES 7 OR MORE CLAIMS, BEGINNING ON THE SE SLOPE OF MIDDLE STACK MT. AND EXTENDING EASTWARD ALONG THE CONTACT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES. INCLUDED IN THE GROUP ARE THE DADDY OF NEVADA, GREAT NEVADA, THREE LINKS, AND AMERICAN EAGLE CLAIMS (SEE SCHRADER, 1912, P 146 +7 FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Weimer, Becky S. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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