Amonett-Frank Claims

Past Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042633
MRDS ID M060488
Record type Site
Current site name Amonett-Frank Claims
Related records 10198302

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.63263, 40.51601 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. W OF MUD SPRINGS RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Leach Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 039E 31 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Havallah Formation
    Rock description Havallah Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.63263, 40.51601

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ VEIN OCCURS IN ROCKS OF HAVALLAH FORMATION, 2 TO 4 FEET WIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1933
Year of first production 1934

Mining district

District name Goldbanks District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • 1 CARLOAD AU-AG ORE SHIPPED IN 1934.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80-FT SHAFT, SHORT TUNNELS, AND LATERAL WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • REPORTS OF SMALL PRODUCTION IN 193, PROPERTY WAS IDLE IN 193

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, 1936, MINING DISTRICTS OF PERSHING COUNTY: USBM 1C 6902

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN OCCURS IN ROCKS OF HAVALLAH FORMATION. VEIN IS 2 TO 4 FT WIDE
Deposit DISCOVERED IN 1933. REPORTS OF SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1934. PROPERTY WAS IDLE IN 1936. THE CLAIMS CONSIST OF AN 80-FT. SHAFT, SHORT TUNNELS, AND LATERAL WORKINGS ON ONE QUARTZ VEIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Johnson, Maureen G. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-OCT-1980 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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