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Prince of Wales Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, 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. 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. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044658
MRDS ID M232208
Record type Site
Current site name Prince of Wales Mine
Alternate or previous names Klondike

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.1173, 39.92853 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bailey Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Simpson Park Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024N 052E 28 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM PRECISION 100 M

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Local Areas Of Jasperoid, And Argillie Alteration

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Hansen Creek Dolomite, Eureka Quartzite;Pogonip Limestone
    Rock description Hansen Creek Dolomite, Eureka Quartzite;Pogonip Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.1173, 39.92853
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roberts Mtn Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form STRATABOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones, Favorable Horizons, Bedding Planes, Etc

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE OREBODIES ARE CONFINED CHIEFLY TO EASTERN ASSEMBLAGE ROCKS OF ORDOVICION AGE THEN HANSEN CREEK DOLOMITE EUREKA QUARTZITE AND PAGANIP LIMESTONE. BARITE IS COMMON THROUGHOUT THE ROCKS OF THE AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Year of first production 1914

Mining district

District name Alpha District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL PRODUCTION DURING W.W.I INCLUDED SOME GOLD, AS WELL AS THE ABOVE.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • SMALL SHIPMENTS FROM SHALLOW WORKINGS WERE MADE DURING WWI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    R.J., ETAL., (1967)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT OREBODIES CONTROLLED BY FAULT ZONES. FAVORABLE HORIZONS, BEDDING PLANES
Deposit SMALL SHIPMENTS WERE MADE DURING WW1 FROM SHALLOW WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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