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Nora

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046060
MRDS ID M233975
Record type Site
Current site name Nora
Alternate or previous names Jackson Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.07476, 41.44685 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 041N 070E 07 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.07476, 41.44685
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE LIMESTONE/S, CALCITE VEINING, SHEAR ZONES N 40 W, 55N; N 10-15 E GOSSAN MATERIAL ON DUMP, FCOX+MNO, TETRAHEDNITE IN QTZ SEEN ON DUMP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Discoverer Carl Peterson & David Douglas Located Claim

Mining district

District name Tecoma

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD EXAM BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, ON 7/13/80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT, ALONG SHEAR ZONE. GOSSAN MATERIAL ON DUMP. IRON OXIDE MNO & TETRAHEDRITE IN QUARTZ SEEN ON DUMP.
Deposit ADIT PROPECT PITS ON SITE NOTICE SHOWS DATE OF LOCATION AUG 1, 1977 BY CARL PETERSON&DAVID DOUGLAS ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Beintz, J.L. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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