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NBMG Sample Site 2039

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Arsenic, Antimony, Vanadium, Zinc
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037803
MRDS ID M042794
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2039

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.86452, 38.57576 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belmont East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 045E 36 CENTER OF S2 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD DIRT ROAD SOUTH OF THE HIGHBRIDGE MILL. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Silicification

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2039 OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WITH SULFIDES FROM EXPOSED VEINS IN INCLINE CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.05% TI, 20 PPM MN, 5000 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 200 PPM CD, 20 PPM CR, 7000 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 1500 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 10000 PPM PB, 700 PPM SB, 300 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Rock unit name Palmetto
    Rock description Palmetto
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) Felsic phaneritic intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20-30W
    Dip 40-60 NE
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Belmont District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF 6 SHALLOW SHAFTS ALIGNED N20-30W ALONG THE FAULT-VEIN.

Comments on development

  • PROBABLY PRODUCTIVE IN EARLY DAYS OF THE CAMP. NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1985.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 22 SEP 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    KLEIN HAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., 1984, NBMG BULL 84, P. 62-63.

  • Deposit

    USGS, 1985, OFR 85-263.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS ARE ALONG A CONTACT BETWEEN CARBONATE ROCKS AND THE HIGHLY SILICIFIED AND METAMORPHOSED CARBONATES THAT BORDER THE DISTRICT TO THE WEST. IN PLACES THE VEIN CONSISTS OF MOSTLY QUARTZ STRINGERS UP TO 10 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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