| Deposit ID | 10047456 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242765 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2939 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.74793, 40.73682 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1555 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Placerites(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 029E | 08 | SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2939, TAKEN FROM THE DUMP AND THE EXPOSED VEIN |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Auld Canosyne Group | ||||
| Rock description | Auld Canosyne Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.74793, 40.73682 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 W |
| Dip | 50 SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rabbithole District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242765 |
QUADE, JACK, 7 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS ARE IN BADLY FRACTURED SHALEY SEDIMENT. INCLINE WAS SUNK ON SHEAR BEARING N 50 W, 50 SW, FILLED WITH REDDISH OXIDIZED GOUGE AND QUARTZ STRINGERS. VEIN MATERIAL HAS GALENA AND POSSIBLE SILVER MINERALIZATION. THE HEADFRAME HAS COLLAPSED INTO THE TOP OF THE INCLINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | 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 |
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