| Deposit ID | 10045258 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232954 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Altitude Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Howard Mc-Coy Mine and Van Alder Mine 1912 Publication. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.38508, 41.84351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3002 |
| Relative position | 3 1/4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JARBIDGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarbidge South(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 058E | 26;35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.38508, 41.84351 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range-Volcanic |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Normal Faults Strike N-Nw |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N14-22W |
| Dip | 70W-90 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jarbidge-Buhl Mining Co., Of Buhl, Idaho And Jarbidge, Nev. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jarbidge-Buhl Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232954 |
SCHRADER, F.C., (1923) THE JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA, USGS BULL. 741.
GRANGER, M.B., (1957) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NBM BULL. 54.
SCHRADER, F.C., (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULLETIN 497.
FAIRBANK AND O'BYRNE, J.F. (1911) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT MAP.
GRANGER, M.B., 1957.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 VEINS; THE ALTITUDE AND THE WINDY VEINS. |
| Deposit | MINE=ALTITUDE VEIN (FORMERLY HOWARD MC COY VEIN) AND WINDY VEIN (FORMERLY VAN ALDEN OR EAST VEIN). THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ADULARIA IN GANGUE INDICATES THE VEINS WERE FORMED AT FAIRLY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AT DEPTHS OF PROBABLY LESS THAN 2,000 FEET. INCLUDES ALTITUDE 1 AND ALTITUDE 3 AND ANNEX. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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