| Deposit ID | 10045581 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Storm King Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.01452, 40.51602 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | W OF KEY LODE CLAIM |
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)
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 | 030N | 053E | 04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -116.01452, 40.51602 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Railroad |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233350 |
SMITH, R. M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT-VEIN ALONG INTRUSIVE CONTACT-COPPER CARBONATES PRESENT. |
| Deposit | THE SORTM KING LODE CLAIM LIES N AND ADJACENT TO THE WEBFOOT CLAIM, AND W OF THE KEY LODE CLAIM. THE PORTAL OF THE WEBFOOT TUNNEL IS ON THIS CLAIM. DURING 1916 AND 1917 LEASERS WORKED THE PROPERTY. THE COPPER ARE OCCURS ON THE CONTACT OF A PORPHYRY DIKE AND LIMESTONE AFTER THIS ACTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS AGAIN CONTROLLED BY THE NEVADA BUNKER HILL MINING CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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