| Deposit ID | 10044120 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231463 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baker Workings |
| Alternate or previous names | North Sutton, Uncle Sam Midway, Springer Mine 1988 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.12959, 40.78767 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1494 |
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 | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.12959, 40.78767 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stank Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231463 |
KERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES: GSA MEMOIR 15
KERR, 1934, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS NEAR MILL CITY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 21
STAGER, H.K. AND TINGLEY, J. V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULLETIN 105, P.170-172
KING, W. H. AND HOLMES, G.H., JR., 19 , INVESTIGATION OF NEVADA-MASSACHUSETTS TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, PERSHING COUNTY, NV, USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4634
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BAKER PROSPECT IS PART OF THE SUTTON BED THAT HAS BEEN CUT AND FAULTED NORTH OF THE NORTH SUTTON MINE |
| Deposit | THE BAKER PROSPECT IS PART OF THE SUTTON BED THAT'S BEEN CUT AND FAULTED NORTH OF THE NORTH SUTTON MINE. IT WAS LATER MINED UNDERGROUND AS PART OF THE NORTH SUTTON MINE. PRODUCTION WAS INCLUDED WITH THE NORTH SUTTON. NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY UTAH INTERNATIONAL AND IS NOW CALLED THE SPRINGER MINE WHICH INCLUDES THE NORTH SUTTON, SOUTH SUTTON, UNCLE SAM, AND ORPHAN MINES. TINGLEY (PERSONAL COMM., 1990) SAYS KING AND HOLMES MISLOCATED NORTH SUTTON NO. 1. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1990 | Marcus, Susan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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