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Humboldt

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045574
MRDS ID M233341
Record type Site
Current site name Humboldt
Alternate or previous names Highland Silver Mining Co., Broadhead and Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.0173, 40.52102 (WGS84)
Relative position W. OF LAST CHANCE MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031W 053E 33 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • N SLOPE OF BUNLSER HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Lead Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.0173, 40.52102
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults, Folds Intrusive Dikes

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Folds, Intrusive Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1872

Mining district

District name Railroad

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner The Highland Silver Mining Co.
    Last year 1872

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAYMOND, R.W., 1873, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIESNWEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR THE YEAR 1872, WASHINGTON 1873

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT OF DOLONITE ALONG FAULT ZONE; BEARS GALENA, LEAD CARBONATES & COPPER CARBONATES
Deposit THE HUMBOLDT ADJOINS THE LAST CHANCE CLAIM ON THE WEST. THE PROPERTY WAS INCORPORATED IN SAN FRANCISCO UNDER THE NAME OF THE HIGHLAND SILVER MINING CO. IN 1872 TWO ADITS WERE DRIVEN WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESULT. THE CLAIM IS ABOVE THE MINER'S CAMP OF HIGHLAND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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