| Deposit ID | 10045563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233330 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Beauty |
| Alternate or previous names | Kanau, Sloepoke |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.44368, 40.52658 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2499 |
| Relative position | W. FLANK RUBY MTS, 20M. S. OF ELKO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ruby Dome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 058E | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.44368, 40.52658 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | SW |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| District name | Lee (Ruby Range) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233330 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CP, NEV., USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
SMITH, R.M., (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS |
| Deposit | THE DISTRICT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1869; LEAD, COPPER, SILVER ORES WERE SHIPPED DURING 1871, AND AGAIN IN 1917-1919. THE MINE IS LOCATED IN UPPER LONG CANON, ON THE EAST WALL OF THE STEEP CANON. THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT AND ADIT INTO CAMBRIAN LIMESTONES. THE ORE MINERALS OCCUR IN QUARTE-CALCITE VEINS UP TO 5' WIDE WHICH STRIKE NW, DIP SW. PRESENT (1979) ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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