| Deposit ID | 10045126 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232793 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Jackett Mine |
| Related records | 10310516 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.14871, 41.70268 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.6 MILES NNE OF PORTER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 052E | 21,22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Aura Formation |
| Rock description | Aura Formation |
| (1) | -116.14871, 41.70268 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| District name | Aura |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232793 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
GRANGER, A.E., (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 54.
DECKER, R.W., (1962) GEOLOGY OF THE BULL RUN QUAD, ELKO CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 60.
SMITH, R.M., (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT VEIN; FISSURES, SHEAR ZONES |
| Deposit | WAS THE FIRST DISCOVERY IN THE DISTRICT IN 1868. IT WAS WORKED THROUGH TWO TUNNELS AND A SHAFT. ALL WERE INACCESSIBLE IN 1956. TWO 5-STAMP AMALGAMATION MILLS WERE BUILT IN BLUE JACKETT CANYON. BY 1908 THE AREA WAS IDLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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