| Deposit ID | 10045544 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233311 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Chariot Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.77288, 41.22796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Midas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rock(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039N | 046E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -116.77288, 41.22796 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | 70NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Gold Circle |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233311 |
GRANGER A. E. ETAL (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54
EMMONS W. H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, EUREKA, AND LANDER CO. NEV., USGS BULL 408
ROTT E. H. (1931) ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD CIRCLE DISTRICT NEV, NEV. BUREAR OF MINES BULL. 12
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN ALONG WHICH RHYOLITE IS HIGHLY SHATTERED & IRON-STAINED AND BEARS FREE-GOLD |
| Deposit | THE CLAIM IS LOCATED ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE ST. PAUL MINE. THREE PITS ARE SUNK ON THE GIBSON LODE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-79 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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