| Deposit ID | 10044015 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231330 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eldorado Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.15262, 40.53629 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1786 |
| Relative position | 16 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Pumpernickel Formation |
| Rock description | Pumpernickel Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -117.15262, 40.53629 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N Ne-Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 60NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Discoverer | Henry Filippini (?) |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henry Filippini (1960'S) And Lessees |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henry Filippini (1960'S) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231330 |
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594
SHARP, W., 1930, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE ELDORADO PROPERTY ON FILE AT NEV. BUR. OF MINES & GEOLOGY.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 CLAIMS, OWNED IN 1960'S BY HENRY FILIPPINI. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WAS BY A 60-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH A SHORT DRIFT TO THE NORTH AT THE BOTTOM. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY BY LESSEES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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