| Deposit ID | 10047487 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242845 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2880 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.10877, 39.84295 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1570 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hot Springs Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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 | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 023N | 026E | 19 | SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2880 FROM DUMPS OF THE 2 SOUTHERN SHAFTS, CONTAINS 15 % FE, 0.15 % MG, 0.1 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 15 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 2000 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 50 PPM CR, 200 PPM CU, 15 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, AND 50 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -119.10877, 39.84295 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shears |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| District name | Truckee District; Fireball Ridge |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242845 |
QUADE, JACK, 26 FEB 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R. AND SPEED, R. C., 1974, NBMG BULL 83, PL. I, P. 85-86.
HARLAN, BRUCE, 1983, GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS NO. 16858, "MINERALIZATION AT FIREBALL RIDGE, NEVADA", P. 400.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | E-W TRENDING SILICIFIED SHEAR, PARTLY BRECCIATED, IN FINE-GRAINED HYPABYSSAL INTRUSIVES (MAYBE RHYOLITE OR DACITE). MOST OF THE DUMPS CONSIST OF OXIDIZED VOLCANICS WITH PROBABLE ARSENIDES AND POSSIBLE COPPER MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1987 | 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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