| Deposit ID | 10037015 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chase Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chase Prospect |
| Related records | 10271300, 10125205 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.26624, 41.20322 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 40 MILES NE. OF WINNEMUCCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Adam Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 038N | 042E | 04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Powellite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | LOW WO3 CONTENT |
|---|---|
| Result | UP TO 0.5% WO3 |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Preble Formation |
| Rock description | Preble Formation |
| (1) | -117.26624, 41.20322 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Getchell Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| District name | Potosi District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Getchell Mine Inc. (Goldfield Inc.) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030029 |
HOBBS, S.W., AND CLABAUGH, S.E., 1946, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD RANGE, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; UNIV. NEV BULL VOL 40, NO. 5; GEOL. 8 MIN. SER. NO. 44
SCHILLING; 1962 ; MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NEV. BUR. OF MINES, REPORT 2
STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
HOBBS, S.W. & CLABAUGH, S.E., 1946.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECTED BY OPEN DITS IN 1943 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | SCHEELITE AND POWELLITE OCCUR IN SMALL TACTITE BODIES AND SHEARED ARGILLITE ALONG THE GRANODIORITE CONTACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Theodore, Ted G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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