True Fissure G.M. Co.

Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044641
MRDS ID M232186
Record type Site
Current site name True Fissure G.M. Co.
Alternate or previous names Round Up #1,3,5, 3rd Peak No. 1, 3rd Peak Fr. Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.37535, 41.82573 (WGS84)
Elevation 2896

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Jarbidge Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N;045N 058E;058E 35,36,;01 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.37535, 41.82573

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner True Fissure Gold Mining Co.
    First year 1911
  • Type Owner
    Owner True Fissure And Jarbidge Gold Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 56.39M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS, DRIFTS, OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANK AND O'BYRNE, J.F. (1911) MAP:JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, 1912, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 497.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 2-7 FT. OF GRANULAR SOFTWHITE QUARTZ BETWEEN WELL-DEFINED HARD BLUISH "PORPHYRY WALLS."
Deposit INCLUDES ROUND UP #'S 1,3, AND 5, 3RD PEAK NO. 1 AND 3RD PEAK FR. DEVELOPED (IN 1910) BY SEVERAL TUNNELS, DRIFTS, AND OPEN CUTS ON THE THIRD PEAK VEIN; 2-7 FT. OF GRANULAR, SOFT, WHITE SUGARY QUARTZ BETWEEN WELL-DEFINED HARD BLUISH "PORPHYRY" WALLS. (DRIFT TO 185 FT. LONG IN 1912) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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