| Deposit ID | 10043951 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231260 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 492 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.39485, 40.90878 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1603 |
| Relative position | 3/4 MILE S. OF GOLCONDA SUMMIT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Golconda(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 041E | 17 | NE OF SW OF NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 492, GRAB OF OXIDE CU MINERALS IN GREENSTONE FROM PITS NEAR MAIN SHAFT CONTAINS 15 % FE, 1 % MG, 0.15 % CA,- 0.2 % TI, 1000 PPM MN, 50 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 20 PPM CO, 100 P-PM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 150 PPM NI, 7 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 150 PP-M V, 50 PPM Y, 10 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Pumpernickel Formation |
| Rock description | Pumpernickel Formation |
| (1) | Golconda Terrane - Basinal, volcanogenic, terrigenous clastic, and minor carbonate rocks |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N05E |
| Dip | NEAR 90 |
| Width | 0.04M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Golconda District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231260 |
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I
GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 20 JUN 84,AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
USGS, 1974, MAP GO-1174.
SOUTERN PACIFIC CO., 1964
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDE COPPER MINERALS AND IRON AND MN OXIDES OCCUR ALONG A PROBABLE SHEAR ZONE IN GREENSTONE AND CHERT OF THE PUMP-ERNICKEL OR HAVALLAH FMS. SIMILAR MINERALIZATION IS PRESENT IN- A POSSIBLE LOW-ANGLE NORTH-TRENDING FAULT ZONE IN A SMALL PIT- SW OF THE MAIN SHAFT. LITTLE OBVIOUS HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION;- THE GREENSTONE MAY BE LOCALLY ARGILLIZED. |
| Deposit | MALACHITE AND AZURITE ALONG FAULTS THAT STRIKE NW AND N-S IN CHERT AND GREENSTONE ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY INTRUSIVES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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