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Unnamed Gold Property

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045716
MRDS ID M233513
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gold Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.98123, 38.78742 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2 MILES S20W FROM KELLYS WELLS, 250m. Utm Is To Shaft Centrally Located In Prospect Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gabbs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs Valley(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N;011N 035E;036E 25;30 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • WEST, ACROSS THE HILL FROM THE GOLD LEDGE MINE, NEAR AN ABANDONED HOUSE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Excelsior
    Rock description Excelsior
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.98123, 38.78742
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N50W
    Dip 50SW
    Thickness 0.03M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairplay District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHAFTS AND A COVED ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEV: NBMG, BULL. IN PRESS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 1-INCH THICK QUARTZ VEINS AND SMALLER DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ STRINGES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-81 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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