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Northern Claim

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045068
MRDS ID M232726
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.73042, 41.51377 (WGS84)
Elevation 1561

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rosa Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quinn River Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF ROSE MTN. ON HORSE CREEK; 3 MI. FROM ROCK CREEK RANCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result TRACE AU
Result 0.12 TO 2.48 OZ/TON AG
Result 0-1.5% PB. ONE SAMPLE RAN UP TO 13.3 OZ/TON AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.73042, 41.51377
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.COM: 5 FT. WIDE VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Discoverer B. A. Goldworthy And W. T. Critchfield.

Mining district

District name Rebel Creek District (New Goldfield)

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY IN 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNSIGNED NOTES DATED 5/3/20 AND 5/4/20 ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES UNDER REBEL CREEK DISTRICT.

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J. V., SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE DISTRICT

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED MAY 12, 1919 BY B. A. GOLDWORTHY AND W. T. CRITCHFIELD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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