| Deposit ID | 10045062 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232720 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Butte Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Queen Group, Metallic Group, Claudia, Bull Creek, Blue Fox, NBMG Sample Site 2941. |
| Related records | 10256726 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.5821, 41.10794 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1536 |
| Relative position | 25 MILES BY ROAD NW OF JUNGO, NEVADA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 037N | 030E | 02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2941 OF HIGHLY SILICIFIED, PARTLY BRECCIATED IRON-STAINED VEIN MATERIAL. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| (1) | -118.5821, 41.10794 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| District name | Red Butte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harris Family (Terry Or Howard) |
| First year | 1984 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevad-A Mining And Exploration Co. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | P. O. Box 1-318, Santa Cruz, Ca 95061 |
| First year | 1984 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232720 |
RANSOME, F. L., 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NV; U.S.G.S. BULL 414.
WILLDEN, R., 1958, CRET. AND TRET. OROGENY IN JACKSON MTNS., HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: AAPG BULL. VOL. 42, NO. 10
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59
MINESEARCH ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 95-96
QUADE, JACK, 7 JUN 85, FIELD EXAMINATION
JONES, R. B., 17 AUG 84, FIELD EXAMINATION.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
KELLOGG WARDNER NEWS, 10/11/84, P. 3.
WILLDEN, R., 1958
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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