| Deposit ID | 10044045 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231364 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nevada-Omaha Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Limelite Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10066, 40.52018 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1625 |
| 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)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| 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 | Scott Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Scott Canyon Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Discoverer | Alex Walker |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Walker, Alex |
| First year | 1909 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231364 |
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE. CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA; USGS BULL 594.
THOMAS, C.S., 1909, BANNOCK, NEVADA; MINING & SCIENTIFIC PRESS VOL. P. 820
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN; FRACTURES, SHEAR ZONES |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED BY ALEX WALKER IN 1909 ON THE LIMELITE CLAIM. MAIN DEVELOPMENT IN 1912 WAS A 350 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT AND A 300-FT CROSSCUT TUNNEL. ; 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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