| Deposit ID | 10043985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231298 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bentley Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.07011, 40.61934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1844 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES WSW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| 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 > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.07011, 40.61934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Striking Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 45-80NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Bentley |
| District name | Battle Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. F. Paul And F. Keever |
| First year | 1923 |
| Last year | 1924 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. Belavstegui |
| First year | 1954 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231298 |
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 196RE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B
ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE 8 CLAIMS WERE FIRST LOCATED BY MR. BENTLEY ABOUT 1900. THE PROPERTY WAS MINED IN 1923 AND 1924 BY S.F. PAUL AND F. KEEVER, WITH KEEVER CONTINUING ON UNTIL 1954 WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO L. BELAUSTEGUI. WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 ADITS, WINZES AND DRIFTS AND STOPES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | 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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