| Deposit ID | 10044134 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nenzel Crown Point Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.14625, 40.28629 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | EAST SIDE NENZEL HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rochester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | 028N | 034E | 15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Alluvium, undifferentiated |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Normal Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| Discoverer | Joseph Nenzel |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231479 |
KNOPF, A, 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA; USGS BULL.762
SCHRADER, F. C., 1914, ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: IN USGS BULL.580
SHAMBERGER, H. A., 1973, ROCHESTER, & HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA, V.4
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE DISTRICT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL VEINS IN THE AREA-I.E. BIG CHIEF, COMPRESSOR, ZERO, AND VEIN NO 10. |
| Deposit | LOCATED IN 1911 BY JOSEPH NENZEL. WORK BEGAN ON THE CLAIMS IN 1912. IN JANUARY 1913, NENZEL INCORPORATED THE NENZEL CROWN POINT CO. TO TAKE OVER THE CLAIMS. DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT, AN ADIT DRIVEN TO THE SHAFT. AND A CROSSCUT DRIVEN WESTWARD 1200 FEET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | 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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