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Grey Dawn Claim

Occurrence in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045325
MRDS ID M233027
Record type Site
Current site name Grey Dawn Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.0815, 38.15549 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Candelaria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 035E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Candelaria
    Rock description Candelaria
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium, undifferentiated
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Trending Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Complex Fissures, Alpha Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Candelaria District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRAHAM, W.H., THE GREY DAWN CLAIM (UNPUB): NBMG FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT MAY CONTAIN A CONTINUATION OF THE ORE SHOOTS OF THE ARGENTUM MINING CO. PROPERTY.
Deposit A QUARTZ CLAIM CONSISTING OF 20 ACRES. WHILE THIS CLAIM DOES CONTAIN VALUABLE MINERALS, THE CHIEF REASON FOR CARRYING IT ON THE COMPANY'S BOOKS IS TO TIE IT IN WITH OTHER CLAIMS AND PATENTED GROUND. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE TIE-IN IS $5000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-81 Flynn, Patricia D. (Tingley, J. V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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