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Yellow Girl Mine

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Molybdenum
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046026
MRDS ID M233933
Record type Site
Current site name Yellow Girl Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.7895, 41.75463 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 063E 25 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHWEST OF SALTLAKE GROUP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Some Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.7895, 41.75463
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 11.58M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Dikes & Veins, Faults, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 200-FT. SHAFT ON THE POOLE DIKE

Comments on development

  • PATENTED CLAIM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF THE POOLE DIKE CARRIED 12% CU, BUT NO PRODUCTION HAD BEEN RECORDED AS OF 1935. MINERALIZATION CONTROLLED BY FAULTS, FRACTURES.
Deposit THIS MINE IS WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE MASS BETWEEN CONTACT AND THE WEST CONTACT AREA. NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN RECORDED TO DATE (SCHRADER, 1935, P 36-7) THE POOLE DIKE IS OPENED BY A 200-FOOT SHAFT. AT THE 200 FT. LEVEL THE DIKE WIDENS TO OVER 38 FEET, 6 FEET OF WHICH CARRY 12% COPPER (SCHRADER, 1912, P 134). MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2124. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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