| Deposit ID | 10045952 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233852 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palo Alto Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.78117, 41.78297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1783 |
| Relative position | 2/3 MI. NNW OF CONTACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 064E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -114.78117, 41.78297 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR, PINCH & SWELL |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75S |
| Plunge direction | SOUTH |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada Copper Co. |
| First year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233852 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO, NEVADA, USGS BULL 497, P 99-150
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES IN SMALL FISSURE VEIN IN ONE OF THE GRANODIORITE TONGUES. |
| Deposit | MINE DISCOVERED IN 1894-95 (SCHRADER, 1912, P 120). IT IS WELL DEVELOPED BY SHAFTS, DRIFTS, STOPES, ETC. THE VEIN (MOSTLY PINCHED AND INTERRUPTED) IS AN EASTERN CONTINUATION OF THE MAIN VEIN OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE MINE THE VEIN ARERAGES 4 FEET IN WIDTH. THE MINE PRODUCED ABOUT 1700 TONS OF ORE. MOST OF THE 300 TONS PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1910 AVERAGED ABOUT 30 % COPPER, $3.00 IN GOLD, AND 8 OZ. SILVER TO THE TON. PRODUCTION IN 1914 AND 1928 RAN 5 % CA AND 3 OZ. SILVER TO THE TON. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 26) MINERAL SURVEY 3959 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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