| Deposit ID | 10044907 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232539 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wilson Mine |
| Related records | 10198089 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.11987, 38.67963 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | N SIDE PINE GROVE CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Grove Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Walker(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 010N | 026E | 31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -119.11987, 38.67963 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Fault |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W |
| Dip | 40N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | Wilson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232539 |
MOORE, 1969, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, & ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 75
HILL, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIVORNIA & NORTHWESTERN NEVADA; USGS BULL. 594
STODDARD & CARPENTER, 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY & LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 49
KOSCHMANN & BERGENDAHL, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES; USGS PP 610
HILL, 1912, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES; USGS BULL. 507
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISCOVERED IN 1866. PRODUCED 7,623 TONS OF ORE BETWEEN 1870 TO 1899 WITH A GROSS VALUE OF $220,368. DEVELOPED BY A SERIES OF TUNNELS THAT JOIN AND CROSS EACH OTHER IN AN INTRICATE MANNER; ABOUT 3 MILES TOTAL WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | CRUSHED & ALTERED ROCK IN FAULT ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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