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Western Star

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045992
MRDS ID M233896
Record type Site
Current site name Western Star

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.0903, 40.97548 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position SE FLANK OF PILOT RANGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miners Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
036N 070E 30 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • N50E, 55 NW 5 THICK QUARTZ VEIN IN SILICIFIED LS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pilot Peak

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, DRIFT, ADIT

Comments on development

  • 2 SHAFTS, ONE 30 FT DEEP; 100 FT OF DRIFT & ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEVADA, U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56

  • Deposit

    FIELD EXAM BY BROOKS, DUTCHOVER, BLM ON 8/5/80.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN/REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE
Deposit TWO SHAFTS ARE THE DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROPERTY. 100 FT OF DRIFT, ADIT & 30 FT SHAFT, ARE DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTY. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

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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