Bi-Metallic

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045657
MRDS ID M233445
Record type Site
Current site name Bi-Metallic

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.59393, 40.33075 (WGS84)
Relative position S. OF DOLLY VARDEN CANON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sharp Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Currie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spring-Steptoe 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 028N 065E 01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • W SIDE OF DOLLY VARDEN HILLS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Melrose Stock
    Rock description Melrose Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Felsic phaneritic intrusive rocks

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N70W
    Dip 65 DEG S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • SKARN OCCURRENCE, CONTACT OF MELROSE STOCK WITH IS GREEN ZONED GARNET XTALS, BLEACHED MARBELIZED IS, SPECULAR HEMATITE, SHEAR ZONE IN SKARN, N85 DEG W, 70 DEG N, W/ SILICATE MINERALS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dolly Varden

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 78.03M
    Overall depth 19.81M

Comments on the workings information

  • 65-FT.INCLINED SHAFT; 256-FT. ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NARROW SKARN ZONES ALONG IGNEOUS/LIMESTONE CONTACT
Deposit THE BI-METALLIC GROUP IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF DOLLY VARDEN HILLS AND SOUTH OF DOLLY VARDEN CANON, ALONG THE LIMESTONE-QUARTZ MONZONITE CONTACT. NARROW ZONES OF SKARN ARE DEVELOPED IN PLACES ALOING THE CONTACT. THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY A 256' ADIT RUNNING N. ALONG THE CONTACT, AND ON ANOTHER CLAIM BY A 65' INCLINE SHAFT IN LIMESTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 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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