| Deposit ID | 10042531 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060352 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Millionare Mine |
| Related records | 10198488 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.14847, 40.42739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030N | 034E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Covellite | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.14847, 40.42739 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N And Nw Trending Faults |
| Width | 0.51M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| District name | Unionville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060352 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
WHITEHILL, 1875, BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST OF STATE OF NEVADA FOR YEARS 1873 & 1874; CARSON CITY NEV., STATE PRINTER
MAJOR RESOURCES LTD, 1977, UNPUB. REPORT
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF UNIONVILLE DISTRICT.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF WHEELER MINE AREA. THE VEIN IS 8 TO 20 INCHES WIDE AND LIES ALMOST HORIZONTAL BETWEEN LIMESTONE STRATA. |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED IN 1873. DEPOSIT SIMILAR TO THAT OF WHEELER MINE AREA. ; 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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