Peggy Group Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044049
MRDS ID M231369
Record type Site
Current site name Peggy Group Mine
Alternate or previous names Vail Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.05177, 40.61851 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 10 MILES SOUTH WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

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)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 044E 29 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOVE MOUTH OF VAIL CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.14 OZ/T AU
Result 18.33 OZ/T AG
Result 0.2% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.05177, 40.61851

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faulting At Depth
Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W And Nw-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure, Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN 6 INCHES TO 3 FEET WIDE. ORE IS QUARTZ AND TALCOSE MATERIAL WITH FE AND MN-STAINING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Discoverer Jasper Vail
Year of first production 1936

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wigglesworth, J. M.
    First year 1935

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION WAS FROM 1935 TO 1936 FROM 458 TONS ORE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 3M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, SHAFTS, SCATTERED SURFACE WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • PRINCIPAL PRODUCTION IN 1935

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED IN 1916 BY JASPER VAIL, IN LONG CREEK CANYON, 4 CLAIMS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BY LESSEES, WITH PRINCIPAL PRODUCTION IN 1935 BY J.M. WIGGLES WORTH WHO SHIPPED 458 TONS ORE, AVERAGING ABOUT $14.74 PER TON. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF AN ADIT, SEVERAL SHAFTS AND OTHER SCATTERED SURFACE WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit FISSURE, FRACTURES, FAULTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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