| Deposit ID | 10044691 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232254 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lewis Canyon Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Isacs and Cynthia |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.57314, 40.18158 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cortez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027N | 048E | 28 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| (1) | -116.57314, 40.18158 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Cortez District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232254 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 64
USBM (WINNEWUCCA) MILS NO. 35, REFERENCE NO. 3201100069
EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA, LANDER, & ELKO COS, USGS BULL 408
EMMONS, W.H., (1910)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEINS BEARING LEAD-SILVER MINERALS |
| Deposit | THE ISAACS MINE A AG-BEARING VEIN STRIKES NORTH, DIPS 80 DEG E AND IS OPENED IN SEVERAL SHORT TUNNELS. AT THE CYNTHIA MINE A VEIN UP TO 4 FEET WIDE STRIKES SOUTH AND DIPS 68 DEG E, IT IS OPENED BY TUNNELS, SHAFTS, & STOPES. THE VEIN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DISCOVERIES IN THE DISTRICT. (EMMONS) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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