| Deposit ID | 10045586 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233357 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hecla |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.0173, 40.51769 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 | 030W | 053E | 04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -116.0173, 40.51769 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults, Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Railroad |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233357 |
KETNER, K. B., AND SMITH, JR, J. F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE RAILROAD MINING DISTRICT, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. USGS BULLETIN 1162-B.
SMITH, R M, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
SMITH, R. M. (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOSSAN ZONES OCCUR AT AND ALONG INTERSECTING FISSURES IN THE CARBONATE ROCKS |
| Deposit | THE HECLA CLAIM IS LOCATED WEST OF THE SYLVANIA CLAIM AND N OF THE VALLEY VIEW ON THE NORTHERN SLOPED BUNDER HILL. THE CLAIM IS DEVELOPED BY ADITS TO EXPLORE GOSSAN ZONES THAT OCCUR AT AND ALONG INTERSECTING FISSURES IN THE CARBONATE ROCKS: A SMALL PRODUCTION OF COPPER ORE IS REPORTED PRIOR TO 1969. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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