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Black Warrior

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony
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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. 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. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045504
MRDS ID M233265
Record type Site
Current site name Black Warrior

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.49008, 41.7049 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marys River Basin NW(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 044N 057E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.49008, 41.7049
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones And Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE VEIN IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT IN THE GRAHAM MINE. THERE IS A PROMINENT GOSSAN AND COPPER AND GOLD VALUES INCREASE W/DEPTH. (LAWRENCE 1963 P. 43)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Charleston

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Prunty, P. R.
    First year 1958

Comments on the production information

  • ORE ALSO CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF COPPER AND LEAD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND CAVED ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E. F., (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 61.

  • Deposit

    REPORT TO MR. D. ZUCCONE, MINING DISTRICT FILES, NEV BUREAU OF MINES

  • Production

    SMITH, R. M. (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit LOCATED ON DIVIDE BETW/76 AND BADGER CREEKS. P.R. PRUNTY WAS OWNER IN 1958. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 120 FT. SHAFT AND AN ADIT, NOW COLLAPSED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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