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Young America

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045615
MRDS ID M233392
Record type Site
Current site name Young America

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.22426, 41.3149 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position "DOWNTOWN" TUSCARORA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040N 051E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.22426, 41.3149
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fissures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1871
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Tuscarora District

Comments on the production information

  • MAJOR PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1890

Comments on development

  • FIRST LODE CLAIM IN THE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., 1976, USGS OFR 76-56

  • Deposit

    NOLAN, T.B., 1936, NBMG BULL 25.

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M.(1976) P.166; NOLAN, T.B.,(1936)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-79 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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