Unnamed Silver #2

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045629
MRDS ID M233412
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Silver #2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.78171, 40.94519 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILES NE OF TOBAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snow Water Lake NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 064E 06 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SE SLOPES OF WOOD HILLS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Marbleization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.78171, 40.94519

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NNW
    Dip 45S
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOLOMITIC LIMESTONES ARE ORDSUCIAN, SILVRIAN, DEVONIAN AGE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lafayette

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS OR PITS; ONE 20-FT SHAFT, INCLINED 45 DEG NE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV., USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56

  • Deposit

    ERICKSON, R.C., ETAL (1966) GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISANCE IN THE PEQU OP MOUNTAIN AND WOOD HILLS, ELKO CO., NEVADA, USGS BULL 1198E.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.(1964), MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN NEVADA & NW UTAH, VOL 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN OF QUARTZ CONTINING MALACHITE, AZURITE, LIMONITE; DK BROWN TO ORANGE BROWN JASPEROID GOSSAN.
Deposit GROUP OF SHAFTS (PITS?) NORTH SHAFT 20 FEET DEEP, INCLINED 45 DEG NE IN LIMESTONE EXPOSED A QUARTE VEIN AS MUCH AS 3 FT WIDE CONTAINING MALACHITE, ACURITE, LIMEONITE (SMITH P.101) PROSPECTS EXPLOSE DARK-BROWN TO ORANGE-BROWN; NO PEROID GOSSAN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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