| Deposit ID | 10045661 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233449 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keystone Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.46143, 40.31742 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON RIDGE SE OF SPRING CANON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dolly Varden Spring(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028N | 067E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.46143, 40.31742 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 45-50 E |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | Dolly Varden |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233449 |
HILL, JAMES M, (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648
SHOW, G.G., (1963), MINEROLOGY AND GEOLOGY OF THE DOLLY VARDEN, MOUNTAINS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, U OF U PHD
HILL, J.M., (1916) P. 85.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENT BODIES PARALLEL TO BEDDING, NEAR N-S FISSURES & SHEAR ZONE. |
| Deposit | THE KEYSTONE MINE IS AN OLD LENG-SILVER MINE MINT DATES TO POSSIBLY 1869. IT IS LOCATED ON THE LIMESTONE RIDGE SE OF SPRING CANON. WORKINGS ARE SHALLOW, AND INACESSIBLE. ORE OCCURRED AS REPLACEMENT BODIES PARALLEL TO BEDDING NEAR N-S FISSURES. ; 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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