Spanish Vein Prospect

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Iron
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044054
MRDS ID M231375
Record type Site
Current site name Spanish Vein Prospect
Alternate or previous names Spanish and Celia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12428, 40.56434 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 12 MILES SW 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 15 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • S SIDE DUCK CREEK, 1/4 MILE SE OF GALENA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Or Scott Canyon Formation
    Rock description Harmony Or Scott Canyon Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.12428, 40.56434

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-And Ne-Trending Fault Sets.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.25M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE, AND ACCOMPANYING OXIDES FORM A SHALLOW ORE ZONE NEAR SURFACE VEIN IS 2 TO 10 INCHES WIDE AND CROSSES DUCK CREEK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION, PROBABLY FROM THE SPANISH CLAIM ($5000 WORTH)

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADIT, SHAFT

Comments on development

  • SMALL PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, OXIDIZED NEAR SURFACE
Deposit THE VEIN IS EXPLORED BY A SHORT ADIT ON THE SPANISH CLAIM AND BY A SHAFT ON THE CELIA CLAIM ACROSS THE CREEK. A SMALL PRODUCTION OCCURRED, PROBABLY FROM THE SPANISH CLAIM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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