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Vanderhoef Claims

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045811
MRDS ID M233644
Record type Site
Current site name Vanderhoef Claims
Alternate or previous names Lilly and Garden Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.53476, 38.36912 (WGS84)
Elevation 2103
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position IN IRWIN CANYON ABOUT 1.5 MILE SE OF IRWIN MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Troy Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quinn Canyon Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hot Creek-Railroad 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 006N 057E 14,23 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATELY AT JUNCTION OF NORTH FORK AND SOUTH FORK OF IRWIN CANYON 13 CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Troy Peak Pluton
    Rock description Troy Peak Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Cretaceous
    Chronological age 23
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Prospect Mountain Quartzite
    Rock description Prospect Mountain Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.53476, 38.36912
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Steep East-Trending Fault With Horizontal Slickensides Cuts Offore.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Igneous Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE STRIKES N70W, DIPS SOUTH AT MODERATE ANGLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Troy (Irwin Canyon) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 118.87M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS ON SOUTH SIDE OF CANYON; 2 ADITS ON NORTH SIDE OF CANYON, THE LONGEST OF WHICH IS 180 FT, (THE OTHERS, 50, 60, AND 100 FT LONG)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAL, V. E., 1951, NBMG BULL. 50, P. 177

  • Deposit

    HILL, J. M., 1916, USGS BULL 648, P. 142

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 20-FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN IN MICACEOUS SHALEY LIMESTONE PENDANT ENGULFED IN QUARTZ MONZONITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-82 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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