| Deposit ID | 10042551 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060375 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Octopus Mine |
| Related records | 10247446 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.19291, 40.27796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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 | 028N | 034E | 19 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| 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 | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.19291, 40.27796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Steep Nw Trending Faults |
| Strike | N10W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40W |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060375 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
KNOPF, A., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 762
VIKRE, P.G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; PH.D. THESIS STANFORD UNIV.
BONHAM, H. F., JR., SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF ROCHESTER DISTRICT
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN AVERAGES 3 FT THICK AND IS DISPLACED BY FAULTS |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED IN 1913. MINE IS OPENED BY 2 DRIFT TUNNELS. VEIN RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO 6 FEET, AVERAGING 3 FEET. 200 FEET FROM PORTAL, VEIN IS DISPLACED 24 FT. BY A STEEP FAULT TRENDING N50W, AND FAULTED AGAIN A SHORT DISTANCE FARTHER PARALLEL TO THE OTHER, OFFSET 40 FEET. ; 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-NOV-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1988 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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