| Deposit ID | 10044040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231359 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monitor Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Monarch |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.11927, 40.53907 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2085 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| 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) | -117.11927, 40.53907 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Golconda Thrust, Dewitt Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Monitor Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10-20E |
| Dip | 60-70NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duval Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duval Copr. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231359 |
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MONITOR FAULT ZONE |
| Deposit | THIS IS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE INDEPENDENCE CLAIM GROUP. WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHORT ADITS AND CUTS. AREA IS NOW PART OF DUVAL'S OPEN PIT ON THE COPPER CANYON EAST ORE-BODY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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