| Deposit ID | 10044646 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232194 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St. Joe Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Free Gold Group Western Part |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41785, 41.81268 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES SSE OF JARBIDGE |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 068E | 03,10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.41785, 41.81268 |
|---|
| Length | 1609.3M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. A. Mcmaster Party |
| First year | 1910 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Joe Co. Of Jarbidge |
| First year | 1910 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232194 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) RECON. OF JARBIDGE, CONTACT ELK MT. DIST, ELKO CO, NEV, USGS BULL 497
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON EXTENSION OF GOOD LUCK VEIN SOUTHWARD ACROSS JARBIDGE RIVER, OPENED BY A 60 FT TUNNEL IN THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN, WEST OF THE RIVER, VEINS IS RHYOLITE BRECCIA, IS PYRITIC (SCHRADER, P 83) VEIN IS NEARLY A MILE LONG. OWNED IN 1910 BY THE ST. JOE CO. OF JARBIDGE, DEVELOPED AT THAT TIME BY THE C.A. MCMASTER PARTY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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