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Cobrecite

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Pumice
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045973
MRDS ID M233875
Record type Site
Current site name Cobrecite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3717, 41.13214 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR COBRE WELL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Loray(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pilot-Thousand Springs, Nevada, Utah(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 067E 35 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3717, 41.13214
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike NW
    Dip 10 NE
    Thickness 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Loray

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 OPEN PITS

Comments on development

  • VOLCANIC ASH (PUMICITE) WAS MINED FROM 3 OPEN CUTS AT THE COBRECITE MINE IN THE 1940'S (?) FOUNDATIONS OF A SIZING & BAGGING PLANT REMAIN NEAR THE MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 20-FT. STRATUM IN A 100-FT THICK DEPOSIT OF LT. GRAY FRIABLE PUMICITE IT IS SLIGHTLY COMPACTED, UNCEMENTED 50 TO 325 MESH PARTICLES OF RHYOLITE GLASS
Deposit VOLCANIC ASH (PUMICITE) WAS MINED FROM 3 OPEN CUTS AT THE COBRECITE MINE IN THE 1940'S (?) FOUNDATIONS OF A SIZING AND BAGGING PLANT REMAIN NEAR THE MINE. THE DEPOSIT IS A STRATUM ABOUT 20 FT THICK IN A 100 FT THICK DEPOSIT OF VERY LIGHT GRAY, FRIABLE PUMICITE. IT IS SLIGHTLY COMPACTED, BUT UNCEMENTED 50-325 MESH PARTICLES OF RHYOLITE GLASS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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