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Unnamed Prospects

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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045749
MRDS ID M233564
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.74507, 38.29383 (WGS84)
Elevation 2115
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position To Prospect Pit Assumed To Be The One Described

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georges Canyon Rim(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(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 005N 047E 07 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1.5 MILES WEST OF MOUTH OF GEORGE'S CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Argillite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.74507, 38.29383
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Longstreet District (Fresno District)

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • 25-FOOT INCLINED SHAFT AND OTHER SHALLOW PROSPECTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR MILDLY PYRITIC QUARTZ VEINLETS ALONG A FAULT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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