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North Molley No. 54/55 Claims

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037576
MRDS ID M035544
Record type Site
Current site name North Molley No. 54/55 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.17344, 38.03771 (WGS84)
Elevation 2274
Relative position 2 MI. SE OF MILLER MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miller Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 034E 10 SE OF SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SHAFT AND PROSPECT .5 MI. NE OF MAXFIELD MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Poleta
    Rock description Poleta
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.17344, 38.03771
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposit Strikes Ne, Dips Nearly Vertically

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip NEARLY VERTICAL
    Width 4.5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MARBLE IS LIGHT-COLORED, FRIABLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Horse

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION=1-1,000 TONS

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PIT AND TRENCHES.

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS HELD BY BUD WILCOX IN JULY 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAPKE, K. G., 1984, BARITE IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 98, P. 67-68

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE-RICH MATERIAL IN 4 PRINCIPAL BODIES, COMPRISING ABOUT 1/2 OF ZONE. BODIES ARE CONFORMABLE WITH ZONE. BUT CONTACTS ARE IRREGULAR. BARITE-RICH MATERIAL IS VERY LIGHT GREY, COARSE-GRAINED.
Deposit CLOSEST PROSPECTS ARE FOR BA OR W. INCLINED SHAFT WAS NOT SUNK FOR BA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1990 Marcus, Susan U.S. Geological Survey

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