| Deposit ID | 10046002 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233908 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Abe Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.84257, 41.77184 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 | 063E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.84257, 41.77184 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc Faults, Fracture |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N25E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| 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 | M233908 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL 847-A.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912), (1935).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS CLAIM IS ONE OF THE GREY COPPER CORP'S UPPER GROUP, AND IS LOCATED ON SCHRADER'S (1912) CLAIM MAP. THE OLD ABE VEIN CROSSES THE GRANODIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT BUT IS MAINLY IN THE GRANODIORITE. IT IS 3,500 FT LONG AND 40 FT OR MORE WIDE. THE EXTENSION OF THE OLD ABE VEIN IN THE FACE OF THE H.B. SMITH TUNNEL STRIKES ABOUT N 25 E AND STANDS ALMOST VERTICAL. HERE THE VEIN IS IN LIMESTONE. MINERAL SURVEY 4241 THE AVERAGE OF 20 ASSAYS OF THE OLD ABE LODE IN THE HELEN B. SMITH TUNNEL (LIMESTONE HOST ROCK) GAVE 4.24% CU, 1.68 OZ AG, 145 OZ AU. THE RANGE FOR COPPER WAS .96% TO 13.38%. THERE ARE 3 OTHER TUNNELS THAT CUT THE OLD ABE LODE AT VARIOUS ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE H.B. SMITH TUNNEL: 1) THE "MAMMOTH TUNNEL CUTS THE OLD ABE VEIN FOR 35 FT. ALONG THE TUNNEL. ASSAYS RANGE FROM 2.4% TO 3.4% CU, WITH SOME AG. 2) THE 520 FT. TUNNEL EXPOSES CHALCOPYRITE BODIES RANGING FROM 3% TO 7% CU AND UP TO 7 OZ. AG. 3) THE 460 FOOT TUNNEL CUTS A BODY OF 5% CU ORE 30 FT. WIDE (REF: LEWIS, F.W. (1969?) |
| Deposit | GRAY MINES DIVISION, NEVADA COPPER COMPANY: NEVADA BUR. MINES & GEOLOGY MINING DISTRICT OPEN-FILES, NO. 48, ITEM 4. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | OLD ABE VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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