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Deerhead Prospect

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045158
MRDS ID M232834
Record type Site
Current site name Deerhead Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07314, 40.64352 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILES SE OF CARLIN, NEV.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carlin East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 052E 24 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Along Breccia Zone

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES CONTAINING UP TO .03, U308

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07314, 40.64352
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault N50 Deg W, 75 Deg Ne

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N50W
    Dip 75NE
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zone Along Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • A THIN BEDDED BLACK SHALE, CONFORMABLY OVERLAIN BY TUFF, STROKES N40 DEG W, DIPS23 DEG NE. THE STRATA ARE CUT B A FAULT. THE SHALE & TUFF ARE BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED. CARNOTITE OCCURS AS SMALL FLAKES IN THE BRECCIA, AND IN THE SLOPE WASH NEARBY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Carlin

Comments on the workings information

  • A FEW BULLDOZER TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED IN 1956, BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED GROUP OF 18 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVEMINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIA ZONE ALONG FAULT. CARNOTITE OCCURS IN THE BRECCIA AS SMALL FLAKES AND INTHE SLOPE WASH NEARBY.
Deposit CLAIMS PROBABLY LOCATED ALONG WOODRUFF CREEK, THE CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED N 1956 BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED. DEERHEAD GROUP CONSISTS OF 18 CLAIMS, WORK CONSISTEDOF A FEW BULLDOZER TRENCHES (GRANSIDE,P.45) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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