| Deposit ID | 10044115 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231456 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ben Jackson Prospect |
| Related records | 10125541 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.17237, 40.81739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2010 |
| Relative position | HEAD OF POLE CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woody Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(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)
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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 034N | 034E | 17 | SE OF SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| (1) | -118.17237, 40.81739 |
|---|
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | Ben Jackson Of Winnemucca |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE W | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^2% Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231456 |
BATEMAN, PAUL C., 1944, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
STAGER, H. K., IN PREP., NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
TINGLEY, J. V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION.
STAGER, H. K. (IN PREP)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A 12-INCH BED OF SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE INTERSTRATIFIED IN HORNFELS |
| Deposit | LOCATED IN 1943 BY BEN JACKSON OF WINNEMUCCA. WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO OPEN CUTS AND A 15-FT. ADIT, EXPLORES A 12 INCH BED OF SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE INTERSTRATIFIED IN HORNFELS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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