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Amoron-Rainbow Group

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045259
MRDS ID M232955
Record type Site
Current site name Amoron-Rainbow Group
Alternate or previous names Amazon, And Rainbow Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.43174, 41.85712 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 1 1/4 M S OF JARBIDGE, W. SIDES OF RIVER

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 21 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.43174, 41.85712
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jarbidge-Paulak Mining Co. (1920'S)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 27.43M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRAFER, F.C. (1912) RUON OF JARBIDGE, CONTACT, ELK MT. DIST, E1166, NEV. USGS BULL. 497.

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANK & 3'BYRNE, (1911) CLAIM MAP OF JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 FT. WIDE VEIN, OPENED BY A DRIFT 90 FT. LONG, IN 1910. VEIN TURN TO N50E, MAY INTERSECT PAULAK VEIN DRIFT SHOWS 12 FEET OF PYRITIC QUARTZ OF WHICH 2 FEET PANS WELL IN GOLD. (LATER PART OF JARBIDGE-PAULAK MINING CO. HOLDINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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