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Unnamed Prospects #4

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045735
MRDS ID M233538
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospects #4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.97481, 38.7116 (WGS84)
Elevation 2339
Relative position ABOUT 5.5 AIRMILES N85E FROM PEAK OF ROUND MOUNTAIN, To Pit Symbol In Area Of Prospects

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010N 044E 13 PROJECTED FROM SOUTH Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON SOUTH SLOPE OF JEFFERSON CANYON JUST EAST OF SIERRA NEVADA (KANROHAT) PROPERTY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Pyritization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Porphyry Of Kanrohat;Toquima Pluton
    Rock description Porphyry Of Kanrohat;Toquima Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.97481, 38.7116
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LARGE DUMP CONTAINS FRAGMENTS OF GOSSAN AND COCKSCOMB QUARTZ VEINS WITH SOME MN OXIDE STAIN. LIMESTONE IS PYRITIZED. OUTCROP IS SILICIFIED, PYRITIZED WELDED TUFF OR RHYOLITIC INTRUSIVE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jefferson Canyon District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE DUMP AT MOUTH OF LONG ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LONG ADIT MAY REACH TO GRANITE ON SOUTH. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1981 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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