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Vulcan Group

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043976
MRDS ID M231289
Record type Site
Current site name Vulcan Group
Alternate or previous names Vulcan, Vulcan 1-4 Claims, Vulcan G. M. Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.40785, 41.85407 (WGS84)
Elevation 2835
Relative position 2 MILES SE OF JARBIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 22,27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.40785, 41.85407
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1911

Mining district

District name Jarbidge Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jarbidge-Vulcan Gold Mining Co.
    First year 1912

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F. C., (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL 497.

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANK, AND O'BYRNE, J. F. (1911) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT CLAIM MAP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A STRONG VEIN YEILDING GOOD VALUES WAS SAID TO BE OPENED BY THE JARBIDGE-VULCAN MINING CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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