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Bricker Mine

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045987
MRDS ID M233893
Record type Site
Current site name Bricker Mine
Alternate or previous names Zetta Blanchard Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.64561, 41.68463 (WGS84)
Elevation 2158
Relative position E SIDE OF BLANCHARD MT.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 065E 20 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.64561, 41.68463
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock & Assoc. Faults/Fractures

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Fractures, Granodiorite Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit (MINERALOGIC DATA INFERRED FROM CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BLANCHARD MINE. SEE BLANCHARD MINE). WITHIN OLD ZETH BLANCHARD CLAIM GROUP. DARK BIOTITE-GRANITE GNEISS ON DUMP BANDS OF BIOTITE & PALE BLUE-GREEN & PINK FELDSPARE, SOME QTZ-FELDSPARE VEINING. NO SIGN OF CU MINERAL, LIMESTONE OR CONTACT MINERALS(?). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Weimer, Becky S. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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