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NBMG Sample Sites 2076, 2077, 3183.

Past Producer in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Vanadium, Molybdenum
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037807
MRDS ID M042798
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Sites 2076, 2077, 3183.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.8898, 38.61549 (WGS84)
Elevation 2347

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belmont West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin 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 23,14 NW OF NW (23); SW OF SW (14) Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM IS FOR SAMPLE SITE 2076. UTM FOR SAMPLE SITES 2077 AND 3183 IS N 4273830, E 509610 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Iron Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2076 FROM DUMPS OF NORTHERN SHAFTS CONTAIN 0.7% FE, 0.2% CA, 0.2% TI, 150 PPM MN, 1000 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 0.7 PPM AU, (BY AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM BA, 700 PPM CU, 100 PPM MO, 7000 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 500 PPM V, 10000 PPM ZN. SAMPLE 2077 FROM SOUTHERN DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.05% MG, 1.5% CA, 0.02% TI, 700 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 15 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 20 PPM CR, 300 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 3000 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 500 PPM V, 10000 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR, AND 0.35 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.8898, 38.61549
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 30 E
    Dip N90
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Belmont District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • CLUSTER OF WORKINGS; FIVE SHAFTS, SEVERAL ADITS AND PROSPECTS. NORTHERN-AND SOUTHERN-MOST SHAFTS ARE THE LARGEST, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE DUMPS. ALL WORKINGS ARE NOW INACCESSIBLE

Comments on development

  • PROBABLY SOME SMALL EARLY PRODUCTION (1800'S?)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 1 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.

  • Deposit

    NBMG BULL 99B, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHAFTS ALIGNED ALONG A N 30 E FAULT-VEIN SYSTEM VARYING FROM 2-6 FT WIDE AT SURFACE IN PARK GREY THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE WHICH IS SILICIFIED TO A JASPEROID ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FAULT ZONE.
Deposit SQUARE NAILS, PURPLE GLASS, HAND-FORGED IRON, AND STONE CABINS STILL IN EVIDENCE HERE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

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