| Deposit ID | 10042420 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060209 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Highgrade Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2862, High Grade |
| Related records | 10295517 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.22572, 40.00239 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1825 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sage Hen Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 025N | 024E | 25 | SE OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2862 FROM THE CONTACT ZONE CONTAINS 5% FE, 2% MG, 10% CA, 0.2% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, +1000 PPM BI, 200 PPM CD, 20 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 2000 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 200 PPM W, 30 PPM Y, 2000 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| Rock description | Auld Lang Syne Group |
| (1) | -119.22572, 40.00239 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nightingale District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060209 |
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS: NBMG UNPUBLISHED FILES (TINGLEY).
NBMG STAFF, 1985, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE PARADISE-DENIO AND SONOMA-GERLACH RESOURCE AREAS, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT NEVADA: NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 76, PL. I, 2.
STAGER, H.K., & TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105. P. 183.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A NARROW TACTITE ZONE IN OLDER SEDIMENTS NEAR THE CONTACT WITH THE GRANODIORITE. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD HAS BEEN MERGED WITH M242691, WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, M. G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Humphries, S. E. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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