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Red Dike Prospect

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044650
MRDS ID M232198
Record type Site
Current site name Red Dike Prospect
Alternate or previous names Red Dike Mine, Red Vein, Red Dyke

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.37119, 41.87518 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position ON EAST RIDGE, SE SIDE OF JACK CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Robinson Creek(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 13 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • AND THE FIRST CRATER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

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) Glacial moraines
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description Normal Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 35E
    Width 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Normal Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Discoverer Pat Donahue

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV., USGS BULL. 741

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, M.B. (1957) GEOL. AND MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., NBM BULL. 54

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCOVERED BY PAT DONAHUE IN 1916. VEIN IS 2 TO 12 FEET WIDE AND DIPS INTO TH RIDGE. GANGUE IS SIMILAR TO THAT IN TH PICK AND SHOVERL MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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