| Deposit ID | 10042517 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060335 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | De Soto Mine |
| Related records | 10198051 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.15208, 40.53156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2057 |
| Relative position | 8 MI. S OF IMLAY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Star Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 034E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Freibergite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE-1.32%SB, 5.24% PB, 0.10% CU, 8.78 OZ/TON AG AND TRACES OF AU AND ZN. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Koipato;Prida Formation;Prida |
| Rock description | Koipato;Prida Formation;Prida |
| (1) | -118.15208, 40.53156 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pre-Minerafault Fissures, Fault Block |
| Strike | N10E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75W |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| District name | Star District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060335 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
RANSOME, 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 414
VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6902
LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61
CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE; GSA BULL. 50.
WHITE, 1869, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST OF NEVADA FOR 1867 AND 1868, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.
WHITE, 1869
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATED IN 1861. THE PROPERTY INCLUDES THE STAR PEAK, STAR PEAK NO. 2, STAR PEAK NO. 3, SILVER REEF, WOOLCOTT, HYDENFELDT, DESOTO, TUNNEL, TREASURE, AND ROCKY CLIFF CLAIMS, ALL PATENTED IN 1904. DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS, 600 AND 900 FEET LONG. THE DESOTO AND SHEBA MINES ARE ON THE SAME ZONE OF MINERALIZATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS ON THE SAME MINERALIZED ZONE AS THE SHEBA. THE ORE FEEDER WAS A NARROW FISSURE VEIN STRIKING NORTH AND DIPPING STEEPLY WEST IN THE RHYOLITE BODY. THE VEIN BROKE INTO NUMEROUS VEINLETS ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND FRACTURE CLEAVAGES IN THE OVERLYING TUFFACEOUS SANDSTONES (BASAL UNIT OF PRIDA FORMATION), WHICH IS OVERLAIN BY AN IMPERVIOUS THIN SHALY LIMESTONE THAT FORMED THE HANGING WALL IN THE DEPOSIT AND TRAPPED THE MINERALIZING SOLUTIONS. THE VEIN IS UP TO 48 INCHES WIDE. THE VEINS FILL PREMINERAL FAULT FISSURES OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT IN THE RHYOLITE INTRUSIVE AND LOWER MEMBER OF PRIDA FORMATION.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: POLYMETALLIC VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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