| Deposit ID | 10043970 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231283 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pride of the Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pride of the West Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.77903, 40.98322 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winnemucca West(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)
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 | 036N | 037E | 23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $40 TO $100/TON IN AU AND IN EARLY DAYS |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels | ||||
| Rock unit name | Winnemucca Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Winnemucca Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -117.77903, 40.98322 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| District name | Winnemucca Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231283 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59
LINDGREN, W., 1915, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NATIONAL MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 601
FERGUSON, H. G., MULLER, S. W., ROBERTS, R. J., GEOLOGY OF THE WINNEMUCCA WUAD.,. NEV.; G.W.-11
WILLDEN, R., 1964
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE WAS FIRST WORKED IN 1868, AND WAS WORKED THROUGH 1877. THE FIRST ORE WAS SHIPPED TO SAN FRANCISCO, BUT LATER ORE WAS TREATED BY STAMPING, ROASTING AND AMALGAMATION IN THE HUMBOLDT REDUCTION WORKS AT WINNEMUCCA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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