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Gregg Canyon Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043965
MRDS ID M231275
Record type Site
Current site name Gregg Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.51513, 40.74879 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Ranch Canyon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 040E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • BOTH SIDES OF GREGG CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaslinization, Seriticization, Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 80
USGS model code 21b
Deposit model name Porphyry Mo, low-F

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.51513, 40.74879
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED, IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Run District; Adelaide District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • DIAMOND DRILL HOLES

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED BY DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1968-1973 FOR MOLYBDENUM BY VARIOUS COMPANIES. EXPLORATION BY GALLI EXPLORATIONS (1974), DECKER EXPLORATION (1983)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J. V., (1973) FIELD EXAMINATION

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L. J., 27 JUL 84, FIELD EXAMINATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY PROSPECTED BY DIAMOND DRILLING DURING 1968-73 BY VARIOUS COMPANIES - A MOLYBDENUM PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

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