| Deposit ID | 10045947 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233846 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sue Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Ivy Wilson, Wilson, Nevada Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.8359, 41.73408 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 5 MI. SW OF CONTACT NEV. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Henry(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N;045N | 063E;063E | 03,04,33,34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.8359, 41.73408 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEP |
| Width | 365.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233846 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497
SCHRADER (1935) P. 35-36.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTACT-METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO GRANODIORITE STOCK CONTAINS COPPER CARBONATES, SULFIDES AND MOLYBDENITE |
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDE TUNNELS, RAISES, WINZES, AND SHORT SHAFTS. IN THIS AREA GENERALLY THE GRANODIORITE IS IN CONTACT WITH GREATLY DISTURBED AND STEEPLY DIPPING LIMESTONE, WITH ABUNDANT METAMORPHIC MINERALS IN A ZONE 1200 FEET WIDE. DIKES, SHEETS, AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF GRANODIORITE AND ALASKITE CUT THE REPLACED LIMESTONE (SCHRADER, 1935, P 35-6) THIS GROUP WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WILSON OR IVY WILSON GROUP (SEE SCHRADER, 1912, P 129-31). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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