| Deposit ID | 10044109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231447 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Electric Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.39376, 40.3635 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Relative position | 1,000 FT. N OF MONTEZUMAMINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arabia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 0129N | 032E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE-17% SB, 25% PB, 0.1 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| (1) | -118.39376, 40.3635 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Flat-Lying Normal Fault |
| Strike | NORTH |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35-70E |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Arabia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231447 |
DECKER, D.J, 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ARABIA DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA M.S. THESIS UNR
KNOP F.A., 1918, ANTIMONIAL SILVER-LEAD VEINS OF THE ARABIA DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL 660
JOHNSON, MLGL, 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG 89
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS VEINS SLIGHTLY ARCUATE, AND OFFSET BY CROSS FAULTS. VEINS VARY IN THICKNESS FROM LESS THAN AN INCH TO OVER 6 FT. ON THE UPPER LEVELS THE VEINS LIE IN GRANODIORITE; ON LOWER LEVELS THEY ENTER HORNFELS. IN THE HORNFELS THE VEINS PINCH OUT.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: POLYMETALLIC VEINS. |
| Deposit | SHIPMENTS OF ORE WERE MADE IN 1929-30 AND 1944. THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY NUMEROUS SHAFTS, ADITS, TRENCHES, AND OPEN PITS. THESE COVER NUMEROUS VEINS, SLIGHTLY ARCUATE, AND OFFT A FEW FEET IN SEVERAL PLACES BY CROSS FAULTS. VEINS VARY IN THICKNESS FROM LESS THAN AN INCH TO OVER 6 FEET. ON UPPER LEVELS VEINS LIE IN GRANODIORITE AND ENTERS HORNFELS IN THE LOWER PART OF THE MINE AND ABRUPTLY NARROWS DOWN AND ALMOST PINCH OUT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-80 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 28-OCT-92 | Spanski, Gregory T. | U.S. Geological Survey | SPANSKI UPDATE: ADDED 1:24000 MAP |
| Updater | 02-NOV-92 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | CHECKED AND MODIFIED ROCK TYPE, ROCK UNIT AND AGES FIELDS. |
| Editor | 01-SEP-94 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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