| Deposit ID | 10047525 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242886 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | NBMG Sample Site 2589, 2590 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.36125, 40.04212 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | SOUTH AND OF THE WEST HUMBOLDT RANGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wildhorse Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 025N | 032E | 14 | NW OF NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2589 OF OXIDE MATERIAL FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 0.002 % MN, 100 OOM MN, 100 PPM AG, 0.7 % PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS, +10000 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, +10000 PPM BI, 100 PPM CD, 10 PPM CO, 15 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 70 PPM LA, +20000 PPM PB, +1000 PPM SB, 20 PPM SN, 200 PPM SR. SAMPLE 2590 OF SULFIDE DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS 15 % FE, 0.5 % CA, 0.002 % TI, 30 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, +10000 PPM BI, 15 PPM CO, 15 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 200 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 1.3 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| (1) | -118.36125, 40.04212 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES, PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Wild Horse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242886 |
BONHAM, H.F., 19 JUL 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULLETIN 89, PL. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | E-W TO NE-TRENDING FAULT ZONES IN GABBRO. SILICIFIED LENSES ALONG FAULT, UP TO 1M WIDE. GABBRO IS BRECCIATED, SILICIFIED, PYRITIZED AND BLEACHED ALONG FAULT LENSES CONTAIN PYRITE, JAMESONITE, AND ARSENOPYRITE, WITH JAMESONITE LARGELY ALTERED TO BIND HEIMITE. RELICT PODS OF SULFIDE ARE SURROUNDED BY OXIDES. MOST OF THE ORE MINED HERE MUST HAVE BEEN OXIDE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: ABOUT WWI |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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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