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Rosebud

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045491
MRDS ID M233250
Record type Site
Current site name Rosebud

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.6412, 41.75879 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tennessee Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Owyhee(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 045N 056E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Coffee Pot Stock
    Rock description Coffee Pot Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prospect Mountain Quartzite
    Rock description Prospect Mountain Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.6412, 41.75879
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Joints

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR AMOUNTS OF LEAD, SILVER, AND GOLD ORE HAS BEEN MINED FROM SEVERAL CLAIMS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895

Mining district

District name Island Mountain

Comments on the production information

  • MINOR AMOUNTS OF LEAD, SILVER, AND GOLD ORE HAVE BEEN MINED FROM SEVERAL CLAIMS. THE ORE ALSO CONTAINS SOME COPPER AND ZINC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R. M., (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    BUSHNELL, K. (1967) GEOLOGY OF THE ROWLAND QUAD. NEV., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 67

  • Production

    SMITH. R. M., (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, ALONG FISSURES & JOINTS
Deposit FIRST DISCOVERED IN THE 1890'S ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1890'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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