| Deposit ID | 10044708 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain View Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lone Mountain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.26119, 39.6127 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bartine Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Simpson Park Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | 020N | 051E | 08,17 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Zincite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Sphalerite | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Devil'S Gate Limestone And Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Devil'S Gate Limestone And Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.26119, 39.6127 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lone Mtn. Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Intersecting Nw-Striking And Ne-Striking Faults. Dolomite Is Highly Brecciated & Cut By Calcite Veins. |
| General form | STRATABOUND, TO IRREGULAR MASSES, PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| District name | Lone Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vaccaro, Mr. And Mrs. C. |
| Home office | Eureka, Nevada |
| First year | 1964 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232278 |
ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO.NEV, NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 104, REFERENCE NO. 3201100153
ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL, (1967)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS OWNED BY MR & MRS. C. VACCARO OF EUREKA, NEV IN 1964. THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND DRIFTS., WITH THREE OREBODIES THAT WERE MINED. THE FIRST CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1920 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | FAULT INTERSECTIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE HOST ROCKS. 3 OREBODIES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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