| Deposit ID | 10044648 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232196 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Riddle Lease |
| Alternate or previous names | Arizona No. 2 Claim, Later Part of Jarbidge-Paulak G.M. Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.42869, 41.85712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 1 1/4 MILE 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 058E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | $1.60 TO $16/TON IN GOLD IN 1910 |
|---|
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| 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) | -115.42869, 41.85712 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Riddle And Corrigan |
| First year | 1910 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232196 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912), A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 497
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HELD AND OPERATED IN 1910 BY RIDDLE & CORRIGAN. DEVELOPEMENT AT THAT TIME CONSISTED OF A TUNNEL ON DRIFT 100-FT. LONG ON A SPUR-VEIN CROSSCUTTING THE MAIN PAULAK VEIN. 8-INCH ORE STREAK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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