| Deposit ID | 10044137 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231482 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orms Prospect |
| Related records | 10222474 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.1518, 40.31046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 1 KM NE OF PLAINVIEW MINE |
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)
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 | 028N | 034E | 10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Albite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Oligoclase | Gangue |
| 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 | ||||
| Rock unit name | Rochester Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Rochester Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.1518, 40.31046 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231482 |
SCHRADER, F. C., 1914, ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: IN USGS BULL.580
VIKRE, P. G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; PH.D THESIS STANFORD UNIV.
KNOPF, A. 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL.762
BONHAM, H. F., JR., SEP 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FREE GOLD OCCURS IN QUARTZ STRINGERS |
| Deposit | SEVERAL INCONPICUOUS ADITS AND PROSPECT PITS. MAINLY A 100-FT. DRIFT TUNNEL ; 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-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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