| Deposit ID | 10042530 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060351 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Inskip Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pioneer, North Star, NBMG Sample Site 2565 |
| Related records | 10125442 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.15514, 40.43072 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1/2 MI. SW OF ARIZONA MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Congress Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030N | 034E | 34 | SW OF SW OF NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2565 OF SILICIFIED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH PYRITE CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 1.5 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 500 PPM MN-, 10 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CU, 5 PPM- MO, 100 PPM PB, 10 PPM V, 70 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Koipato Group | ||||||||
| Rock description | Koipato Group | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Prida |
| Rock description | Prida |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.15514, 40.43072 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unionville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060351 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
RAYMOND, 1872, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR YEAR 1870. WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 26 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BED VEINS SIMILAR TO MAIN BED VEIN OF ARIZONA DEPOSIT. VEINS IN RHYOLITE PORPHYRY. LOWER ADIT SHOWS ONLY PYRITIZED, SILICIFIED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH QUARTZ AND PYRITE -STRINGERS. NO OBVIOUS ORE ON DUMP. SHAFT ON RIDGE TOP (NOT VIS-ITED) MAY BE ON MINERALIZED STRUCTURE. |
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT BEGAN AROUND 1870. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | 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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