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Pittsburg Silver

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045142
MRDS ID M232810
Record type Site
Current site name Pittsburg Silver

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.69231, 41.82129 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tennessee Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 056E 0506 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.69231, 41.82129
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Near Igneous-Metasediment Contact

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Shears

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE VEINS ARE DOMINANTLY WHITE QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Alder

Comments on development

  • LOPE MINING TOOK PLACE FROM 1916 TO 1939

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    BUSHNELL, KENT(1967) GEOLOGY OF THE ROWLAND QUAD. ELKO CO. NEV, NEV. BUR. OF MINES #67

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M.,(1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LODE MINING TOOK PLACE FROM 1916-1939

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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