| Deposit ID | 10045959 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233859 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hice |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.66089, 41.65547 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | 2 MI S. OF BLANCHARD MT., NEAR KNOLL CREEK |
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 | 065E | 31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | BRECCIA-FILL |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20-30NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 39.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233859 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIMO 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY IS ON A MINOR RIDGE OF FAULTED (BRECCIATED) AND SLICKENSIDED TERTIARY LAKE BEDS. ABRECCIA COMPOSED OF PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS (JASPER, BARITE, QUARTZ, CERUSITE) CROPS OUT AT THE UPSTREAM END OF THE RIDGE (10-30 FEET WIDE). THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS 60% PB, 2-3 OZ/TON AU, AND UP TO 240 OZ/TON AG. IN THE OUTCROP THE BRECCIA IS FIRMLY COMENTED, UNDERGROUND IT IS LOOSE AND CRUDELY STRATIFIED. A 130 FT. SHAFT, AND A 300 FT. TUNNED PASSING UNDER THE OUTCROP PENETRATES ONLY TERTIARY LAKE BEDS, THEREFORE, THE CAP OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA ON THE RIDGE CREST APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF FAULTING, OR, PERHAPS MORE PROBABLY FROM A LANDSLIDE. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 38) (SCHRADER, 1912, P 144-5) THE NEAREST KNOWN SIMILAR DEPOSITS OF THIS TYPE ARE 14 MILES TO THE NW (OLD CONTACT) AT THE HICKEY MINE, (SCHRADER, 1912, P 145) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | BRECCIA CONTAINS 60% PB, 2-3 OZ/T AU, UP TO 240 OZ/TON AG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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