| Deposit ID | 10045950 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233850 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.70728, 41.68102 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | SE SIDE OF CHINA MT. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 064E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.70728, 41.68102 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233850 |
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN |
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS LOCATED ON THE LINCOLN CLAIM IN THE HANKS GROUP OF CLAIMS. IT IS ON THE HANKS VEIN WHICH LIES CONFORMABLY IN VERTICAL LIMESTONE. THIS VEIN IS 12 FT. WIDE, AND IS OPENED BY AN 80 FOOT SHAFT. ABOUT 60 TONS OF 12% CU ORE IS ON THE DUMP (SCHRADER, 1912, P 137-8). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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