Donna Leigh Claims? 1982, Near Canyonmouth

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Manganese, Silver, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047266
MRDS ID M242541
Record type Site
Current site name Donna Leigh Claims? 1982, Near Canyonmouth
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2314

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.38957, 40.75046 (WGS84)
Elevation 1692

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldrun Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 041E 08 CENTER OF SE OF NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON NW SIDE OF BUFFALO MOUNTAIN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rhodonite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2314 OF MASSIVE MN ORE CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.7% MG, 1% CA, 0.07% TI, +500 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 2000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 200 PPM CO, 100 PPM CU, 100 PPM LA, 5 PPM MO, 200 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 100 PPM SN, 500 PPM SR, 700 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Pumpernickel
    Rock description Pumpernickel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Strike N 45 W
    Dip 75 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Buffalo Mountain Mining Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PROSPECT PIT. OTHERS IN THE VICINITY ARE SHOWN ON THE TOPO MAP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 25 JUL 84.

  • Deposit

    MARSH, S.P. AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1978, USGS MAP GQ-1407.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, V.I. P. 96.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, P. 93.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MASSIVE MN-OXIDE MINERALS OCCUR IN A ZONE UP TO 8 M THICK. THE NORTH (FOOTWALL) SIDE IS A QUARTZ-RICH ROCK THAT RESEMBLES QUARTZITE (RECRYSTALLIZED). THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ZONE IS MAINLY GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY, BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE QUARTZ-RICH ROCK IS PRESENT ALSO. THE ATTITUDE OF THE FOOTWALL CONTACT IS N 45 W, 75 SW. THE MANGANESE ZONE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LATERALLY EXTENSIVE; POSSIBLY IT IS CUT OUT BY FAULTS OR DIKES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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