| Deposit ID | 10045130 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232797 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aura King |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.1276, 41.68518 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2067 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MILES E NE FROM 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
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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 052E | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| 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 | Porter Peak Formation |
| Rock description | Porter Peak Formation |
| (1) | -116.1276, 41.68518 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Overturned Beds |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30DEG SW |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Aura |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232797 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
GRANGER A.E. ETAL (1957) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV. BURRAU OF MINES BULL. 54.
EMMONS W.H., (1910) RECONNASSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO. NEV., USGS BULL. 408.
SMITH, R.M. (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN; FISSURES AND SHEARS |
| Deposit | THE AURA KING MINE IS IN BLUE SACKETT GULCH. THE VEIN IN LIMESTONE DIPS 30DEG SW, AND HAS BEEN FOLLOWED ON THE STRIKE FOR 200 FEET. IT IS SAID TO CARRY HIGH VALUES IN GOLD. ; 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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