Norman Mines

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045297
MRDS ID M232997
Record type Site
Current site name Norman Mines
Alternate or previous names Lake, Yellow Jacket, Wasp, Tibo, Summit, Grey Rock, Grey Rock 1, Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.3723, 41.77851 (WGS84)
Elevation 2774
Relative position 8 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JARBIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gods Pocket Peak(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)

Jarbidge Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 045N 058E 24;25 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • QT HEAD OF JARBIDGE RIVER; IN THE UPPER WEST SLOPE OF THE CRATER RANGE, ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE MARYS RIVER DIVIDE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE $23/TON IN 1910

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) -115.3723, 41.77851

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N25W
    Dip 80W
    Width 10.67M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Normal Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • RHYOLITE IS COARSE GRAINED AND PARTIALLY PORPHYRITIC, SPRECKLED WITH WINE-COLORED QUARTZ. CONTAINS FE OXIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Discoverer Olaf Norman Of Jarbidge

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner G. M. Co.

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE $23/TON IN 1910

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 487.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 TUNNELS, DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C.(1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAINMINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV., USGS BULL 497.

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANK AND O'BYRNE, J.F.(1911) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT MAP

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C.,(1923)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A CROSS SECTION OF VEIN IN TUNNEL NO.1 OXIDIZED ZONE OF QUARTZ AND ORE-15 FEET SULPHIDE ZONE OF QUARTZ AND ORE-12 FEET LIGHT/BROWN QUARTZ(PROBABLY OXIDIZED)-6 FEET. BEST ORE IS IN HANGING-WALL SIDE OF THE SULPHIDE ZONE. IS PROBABLY THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE ALTITUDE VEIN. DISCOVERED IN JULY, 1910 BY OLAF NORMAN OF JARBIDGE BY PANNING FLOAT ON THE SLOPE. HE OWNED AND WORKED IT 1910. DEVELOPED BY ABOOUT 1600 FT. OF WORKINGS, CONSISTING OF 3 CROSSCUT TUNNELS AND DRIFTS BETWEEN 9000 AND 9300 FT. ELEVATION. ; 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

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