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Mendive

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045559
MRDS ID M233326
Record type Site
Current site name Mendive
Alternate or previous names Bruneau River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.69286, 41.9199 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Table(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 047N 056E 31 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.69286, 41.9199
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • A MINOR AMOUNT OF GOLD ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM HYDROTHERMAL FISSURE FILLINGS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Basin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Mendive
    First year 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BUSHNELL K. (1967) GEOLOGY OF THE REOWLAND QUAD. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 67

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FISSURE VEIN
Deposit OWNED BY A MR MENDIVE IN 1967, THE CLAIMS ARE LOCATED ALONG TIMBER GULCH

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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