| Deposit ID | 10045632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233416 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sidong Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Knowlton Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.13363, 40.26243 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 MILES WEST OF DEEP CREEK CANON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Horse Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Currie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(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 | 028N | 069E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.13363, 40.26243 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deming Around Intrusive |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E |
| Dip | 80 U |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Discoverer | G.W. And S.A. Knowlton |
| District name | Ferber |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233416 |
HILL, JAMES E., NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 648, 1916.
GRANGER, A.E., ETAL, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM BULL. 54,1957
SMITH, ROSCOE, M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELK COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPE FILE REPORT1976-56.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEIN |
| Deposit | THE SIDING CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN JANUARY 1908 BY G.W. AND S.A. KNOWLTON CN BOTHSODES OF FERVER WASH, 2 MILES WEST OF DEEP CREEK CANON. DEVELOPMENTS CONSIST OF 40' SHAFT WITH 50' OF DRIFT AT BOTTOM, 30' INCLINE SHAFT WITH 40' DRIFT UNDER CUTTING IT ON THE ORE ZONE. THE ORE ZONE FORMED ON AN OPEN FISSURE STRIKING N 20 DEG E WITH 30 DEG DIP TO THE WEST THE WORKINGS ARE ON THE CONTACT AND BOTH THE SKARN AND INTRUSIVE BRECCIATED. THE ORE MINERALS ARE COPPER SILICATE, COPPER PITCHWITH SOME MALACHITE AND AZURITE, COPPER CARBONATE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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