| Deposit ID | 10044048 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231367 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oriole Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Yellow Boy Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.12484, 40.55351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2027 |
| 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)
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 | 031N | 043E | 15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Battle Formation |
| Rock description | Battle Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -117.12484, 40.55351 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dewitt Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-S Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20W |
| Dip | 60-90W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Discoverer | F. Chagnon |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chagnon, F. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231367 |
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FAULT ZONE; BRECCIATION |
| Deposit | LOCATED BY F. CHAGNON IN 1930. SHALLOW WORKINGS WERE PARTLY CAVED IN 1951 ; 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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