| Deposit ID | 10045132 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232799 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Humboldt Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.14037, 41.69796 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY OF .15 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| 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 > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Aura Formation |
| Rock description | Aura Formation |
| (1) | -116.14037, 41.69796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Host Rock Folded & Contorted |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Aura |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232799 |
GRANGER, A.E. ETAL, (1957) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCE OF ELKO CO. NEV., BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 54.
EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECOMAISENCE/ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS. NEV., USGS BULL 408.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT VEIN; FISSURES |
| Deposit | DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF ONE LOW ANGLE INCLINE, SUNK TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST INCLINE WAS FLOODED IN 1956. LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF POLARIS GULCH, 1/2 MILE S.E. OF THE BLUE JACKETT MINE. ABOUT 100 YARDS EAST OF THE HUMBOLDT SHAFT A SURFACE PIT IN GRANODIORITE HAS BEEN ASSAYED AT UP TO $3 PER TON OF IN GOLD (PRE-1910). ; 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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