| Deposit ID | 10044028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231345 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Independence Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.12178, 40.54712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 12 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
Galena Canyon(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 | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | 0.14 OZ. AU PER TON FOR LARGE TONNAGES |
|---|
| 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 | Harmony Formation;Battle Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation;Battle Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -117.12178, 40.54712 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Golconda Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults; N-S Striking Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Discoverer | C. Birum |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Mining Corp , Earl Maldeman, Vice President |
| Home office | P. O. Box 355, Battle Mountain, Nv 89820 |
| First year | 1983 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231345 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150042 | MRDS dep_id 10198016 merged into this record. |
STATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983.
NBMG MAP 84, 1983
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I - NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF CONGLOMERATE MATRIX. |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED BY C. BIRUM IN 1920'S, ACQUIRED BY ALASKA TREADWELL MINING CO. IN 1931, PURCHASED BY H. B. CHESSNER IN 1935. THE PROPERTY CONSISTED OF 16 PATENTED AND 27 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. DEVELOPMENT IN MID 1960'S CONSISTED OF 13 ADITS DRIVEN WESTWARD INTO GOLD-BEARING BASAL CONGLOMERATE OF BATTLE FM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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