| Deposit ID | 10043971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231284 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ten Mile Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2366 |
| Related records | 10149546 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.96209, 40.97739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1410 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rose Creek(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 | 036E | 22 | SE OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2366 OF SELECT QUARTZ VEIN MATTER FROM VEIN EXPOSURE 35 M SW OF HEADFRAME CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.15 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.02 % TI, 1000 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 100 PPM SB, 10 PPM V, AND 0.95 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS. |
|---|
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | O'Neill Formation |
| Rock description | O'Neill Formation |
| (1) | -117.96209, 40.97739 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW TO N40E |
| Dip | 80SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ten Mile District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tenmile Mining Co., Scott S. Schussler, Operations Manager |
| Home office | 555 W. 2nd Street, Winnemucca, Nv 89445 |
| First year | 1983 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231284 |
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOLUME I.
WILDEN, RONALD, (1964) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG, BULL. 59.
GARSI, L.J., 10 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1863-SILVER WAS DISCOVERED IN GALENA CANYON; 1864; COPPER & SILVER WERE DISCOVERED IN COPPER CANYON; FIRST PRODUCTION WAS IN 1868. MINING CONTINUED THROUGH 1875 WITH ORE BEING SHIPPED TO SMELTERS IN SWANSEA, WALES. DECLINE FROM 1875 TO TURN OF CENTURY. 1909-GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN PHILADELPHIA CANYON, PROMPTING A REJUVENATION OF THE DISTRICT. 1916-FORMATION OF COPPER CANYON MINING CO. WHICH HAD LARGE PRODUCTION OF COPPER FROM BOTH COPPER CANYON AND COPPER BASIN DURING WORLD WAR I. THERE WAS INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION UNTIL WORLD WAR II WHEN THERE WAS ANOTHER PRODUCTION BOOM UNDER LEASE TO INT. SMELTING AND REFINING CO. AS ARCO DID EXPLORATION WORK IN THE DISTRICT FROM 1959 TO 1961 WHEN DUVAL ACQUIRED IT AND CONTINUED EXPLORATION CULMINATING IN THE OPENING OF BOTH COPPER CANYON AND COPPER BASIN OPEN PIT MINES IN 1967, BY WHICH BATTLE MOUNTAIN BECAME ONE OF NEVADA'S LARGEST COPPER PRODUCERS. IN 1977, BECAUSE OF DEPRESSED CU MARKET, DUVAL ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PHASE OUT CU PRODUCTION IN |
| Deposit | CU. CANYON MILLING OPERATIONS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME CONVERTING THE TO A GOLD FACILITY, WITH THE INCREASE IN GOLD PRICES. AT PRESENT, ONLY GOLD IS BEING PRODUCED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | MILKY QUARTZ VEIN MATTER OCCURS IN AN APPROXIMATE 25 CM WIDE VEIN CUTTING MICROGRANODIORITE. THE VEIN MATERIAL IS OXIDIZED; ONLY LIMONITE OCCURS IN CLOTS AND VUGS. MICROGRANODIORITE IS LOCALLY ARGILLIZED. HORNFELS-GRANODIORITE CONTACT IS QUITE NEAR THE VEIN, AND HORNFELS MAY FORM THE WALLROCK LOCALLY. |
| Deposit | NUMEROUS PITS, TRENCHES, ADITS, AND FIVE INCLINED SHAFTS, N AND NNW-TRENDING SHEAR ZONES IN SLATE AND DIORITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-80 | Tingley, J.V. | U.S. Geological Survey | EDITED COMMODITY SIGNIFICANCE FIELDS |
| Updater | 01-MAY-87 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-94 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-NOV-94 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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