| Deposit ID | 10043983 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231296 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bailey Day Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bailey Day and Angela Group |
| Related records | 10310304 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.02872, 40.63129 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1573 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES W OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snow Gulch(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)
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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Result | ORE HAS AVERAGED 0.58 OZ AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 1.2 OZ AG/TON AND 1.2% CU. |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.02872, 40.63129 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults Along Contact Of Harmony And Battle Formations |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW TO W |
| Dip | NNE MOD. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 97.54M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231296 |
STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88
ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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