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Crater Group

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Uranium, 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045005
MRDS ID M232657
Record type Site
Current site name Crater Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.2688, 41.7282 (WGS84)
Elevation 2137
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 14 1/2 MILES SW FROM VIRGIN VALLEY RANCH BY JEEP ROAD, Est <Utm Coordinates Are Given For The Approximate Center Of The Claim Group Which Extends About A Half-Mile Each To The Nw And Se.>

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blowout Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Guano(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 024E 15,16,22 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Iron Oxide On Rhyolite

Analytical data

Result LESS THAN 0.001 % U3O8
Result TRACE AG

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.2688, 41.7282
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • IRON STAINED, LIGHT GRAY RHYOLITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Discoverer Harry W. Wilson, And Others

Mining district

District name Virgin Valley District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wilson, Harry W.

Comments on the workings information

  • 20 PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 31 CLAIMS WERE STAKED BY HARRY W. WILSON AND OTHERS IN 1954, DEVELOPED BY 20 PITS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-81 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-87 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology CHECKED AND MODIFIED ROCK TYPE, ROCK UNIT AND AGES FIELDS.
Updater 06-NOV-92 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-SEP-94 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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