| Deposit ID | 10047611 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M243021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluff Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nevada Fairview Mine In Part, NBMG Sample Site 3810 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.19902, 39.17463 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1664 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bell Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015N | 034E | 07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 3810 OF MINERALIZED DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.15% TI, 200 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 300 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 50 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -118.19902, 39.17463 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fairview District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tenneco/Echo Bay. |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M243021 |
QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 9 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.
CHURCHILL CO. RECORDER MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS
NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 71-74
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ADIT IS ON WEST SIDE OF A HUGE SILICIFIED AND PARTLY BRECCIATED ANDESITE OR DACITE NEAR ITS CONTACT WITH AN INTRUSIVE THAT OUTCROPS, FIUING THE CANYON ON BOTH SIDES STANDING 20-30 FT HIGH AND 20-30 FT THICK. IT CAN BE TRACED ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS ALONG STRIKE LENGTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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