| Deposit ID | 10045272 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232971 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Queen Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.52231, 41.87712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | RIDGE BETWEEN BUCK AND WICKIUP CREEKS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bearpaw 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N | 057E | 15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Coffeepot Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Coffeepot Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.52231, 41.87712 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Crater Range |
| Strike | N65W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Various People From Jarbidge And Rowland |
| District name | Jarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232971 |
SMITH,R.M.,MINL.RES. OF ELKO CO., NV, USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56.
JOHNSON, A.C., AND BENSON, W.T., TUNGSTEN RESERVES OF NEVADA; U.S. BUR. OF MINES, 1963.
BUSHNELL, KENT 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE ROWLAND QUADRANGLE, ELKO CO., NEV: N.B.M.G.BULL.67.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IGNEOUS CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE |
| Deposit | CONSISTS OF 13 UNPATENTED LODGE MINING CLAIMS. LIMESTONES INTERBEDDED BY SMALL DIKES OF GRANODIORITE. 2 AREAS SHOW CONTACT METAMORPHISM. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.BUSHNELL SAYS"SEVERAL CLAIMS HELD BY VARIOUS PEOPLE FROM JARBIDGE AND ROWLAND ARE LOCATED ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN UNIT PZD (PALEOZOIC.LIMESTONE) AND THE COFFEEPOT STOCK. ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS GOING ON DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL,1954 , BUT NO ORE WAS PRODUCED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Depta, Mary J. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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