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Pick and Shovel Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044651
MRDS ID M232199
Record type Site
Current site name Pick and Shovel Mine
Alternate or previous names Escalon Mine, Pick, Shovel Claims, Shovel Frxn.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.41424, 41.83879 (WGS84)
Elevation 2362
Relative position 2 1/4 MILES SE OF JARBIDGE 900 FEET ABOVE JARBIDGE RIVER

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 28,33,34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificatio

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) -115.41424, 41.83879
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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
    Strike S22E
    Dip 75W
    Length 24.38M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Normal Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 PARALLEL VEINS; ORE CHUTES ARE UP TO 80 FT. LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1909
Discoverer John Escalon
Year of first production 1910

Mining district

District name Jarbidge

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John Escalon, John Mcrae And Dr. T. O. Boyd
    Home office Twin Falls, Idaho
    First year 1920

Comments on the production information

  • FEW HUNDRED TONS ORE PRODUCED BY 1920

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 449.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 TUNNELS, 4 SHAFTS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MTN. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV.: USGS BULL. 497

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CARPER, A.F., 1920, REPORT ON BLUSTER, SUCCESS, AND PICK AND SHOVEL PROPERTIES, JARBRIDGE, ELKO CO., NEV: 63 ITEM 2 IN NBMB FILES.

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1923.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MINE PLUS NEIGHBORING BLUSTER & SUCCESS FORM THE BONANZA BY JOHN ESCALON IN 1909. VEIN IS 5-20 FEET WIDE. DIP IS EASTWARD OR VERTICAL. CONSISTS OF THE PICK, SHOVEL, AND SHOVEL FRACTION CLAIMS (PATENTED CLAIMS). DEVELOPED IN 1920 BY 6 TUNNELS AND 4 SHAFTS (OVER 1475 FT. OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, TUNNELS.) ALSO A WINZE & SMALL STOPE, OWNED IN 1920 BY JOHN ESCALON, JOHN MCRAE AND DR. T.O. BOYD, OF TWIN FALLS IDAHO ; 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

Beyond USGS

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