Flaxie Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045275
MRDS ID M232975
Record type Site
Current site name Flaxie Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.40563, 41.86712 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743

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 04LN 058E 15;23 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN STARLAIGHT HILL IN THE UPPER NORTH SIDE OF BOURNE GULCH OPPOSITE THE ALPHA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result $50 ORE IN 1912

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

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) -115.40563, 41.86712

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N50-60W
    Dip 70-80SW
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Normal Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4FT. WIDE VEIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Year of first production 1910

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • $50/TON ORE IN 1912

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C.(1923)JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT,NV., USGS BULL.741

  • Deposit

    (1912)A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV.: USGS BULL.497

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M.(1969) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO., NEV, USGS OFR 1976-56.

  • Deposit

    SAFFORD,J.L.,1912 NBMG REPORT FILE (63)ITEM 4.

  • Production

    SCHRADER (1923)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WEST VEIN SYSTEM. VEIN DIPS TO SW IN OLD RHYOLITE. RHYOLITE IS CONSIDERABLY BROKEN ESPECIALLY ON THE HANGING-WALL SIDE. FAULTED AT SEVERAL PLACES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.