R.O.C. Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045945
MRDS ID M233844
Record type Site
Current site name R.O.C. Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.6845, 41.69908 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. NW OF BLANCHARD MT. (SCHRADER, 1912)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blanchard Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 064E 13,14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • I THINK THIS LOCATION SHOULD BE 1 1/2 MI. W. OF BLANCHARD MT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.6845, 41.69908

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Intrusive Dikes

Comments on the geologic information

  • REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH QTZ, SYENITE PORPHYRY DIKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1908
Discoverer W.T. Mcardle

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner O'Connell And Others .
    First year 1912

Comments on the production information

  • ORE RUNS AS HIGH AS 38 OZ/TON AG.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • 6 OR MORE CLAIMS TRENDING NE FOR OVER A MILE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

  • Production

    SCHRADER, 1912

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROSPECT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1908 BY W.T. MC ARDLE. THE PROPERTY COMPRISES A GROUP OF 6 OR MORE CLAIMS TRENDING NE FOR OVER A MILE. IT IS OPENED BY SEVERAL SHAFTS, THE DEEPEST BEING 45 FEET. THE DEPOSITS ARE REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A QUARTZ SYENITE PORPHYRY OR APLITIC DIKE WHICH DIPS 65 NW., AND IS 6 FEET IN MAXIMUM WIDTH. IN PLACES THE SILICIFIED DIKE AND VEIN CROPPINGS STAND BOLDLY FROM 1 TO 8 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. AS EXPOSED BY SHAFTS ON SEVERAL OF THE CLAIMS, THE FOOTWALL SIDE OF THE DIKE SHOWS A VEIN 6 INCHES TO 2 FEET IN WIDTH, COMPOSED OF COPPER CARBONATES, OXIDES, AND CHALCOPYRITE IN A QUARTZ GANGUE. THE ORE ALSO CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE AG; SOME ASSAYS REPORT AS HIGH AS 38 OZ/TON AG (SCHRADER, 1912, P 143). THESE ARE THE ROSE O'CONNELL CLAIMS (SCHRADER, 1935, MAP CLAIM) MAP POINT SELECTED TO MATCH DESCRIPTION IN SCHRADER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH A QUARTZ SYENITE PORPHYRY DIKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Weimer, Becky S. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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