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Ace of Diamonds Claim

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043978
MRDS ID M231291
Record type Site
Current site name Ace of Diamonds Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12345, 40.56962 (WGS84)
Elevation 1899
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 10 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/4 MILE SE OF DRISCOL MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.12345, 40.56962
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Scott Canyon And Dewitt Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description N-S Trendin G Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 65W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone 6 Inches Wide

Comments on the geologic information

  • SAME FAULT ZONE IS EXPLORED FURTHER SOUTH ON THE CELIA CLAIM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fuller And Assocs., A. C.
    First year 1950

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 6.1M
    Overall depth 3.66M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 OPEN CUTS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED IN 1950'S BY A. C. FULLER & ASSOC. WORKINGS INCLUDE 2 12FT X 20FT OPEN CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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