| Deposit ID | 10046028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233935 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chinaman Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.75756, 41.70685 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | ON NW SIDE OF CHINA MT. EXTENDING E-W |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Henry(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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 064E | 07,08,17,18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.75756, 41.70685 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 S |
| Width | 6.71M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1876 |
| Discoverer | An Official Of The Southern Pacific R.R. Co. |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233935 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECOMM. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C., (1912), (1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LODE OR MINERALIZED BAND |
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION SINCE 1927 (SCHRADER, 1935, P 37.) DEPOSIT LOCATED IN 1876 BY AN OFFICIAL OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. THIS MINE IS LOCATED ON THE SKYLARK CLAIM NO. 1, ONE OF A GROUP OF SIX (CHINAMAN) CLAIMS. CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1895 BY W.T. MCARDLE. (THE COPPER MT. CLAIM NO. 1 AT THE LOWER (ELEVATION) END OF THE GROUP HAS A 50 FT. TUNNEL.) THE CHINAMAN MINE IS LOCATED ON THE LIMESTONE SIDE OF THE CONTACT. THE ORE IS CONTAINED IN A LODE OR MINERALIZED BAND ABOUT 22 FT. IN WIDTH. ABOUT 80 TONS OF 14% ORE REMAINING FROM A HEAP OF WHICH A TEST WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT SMELTER, LIES ON THE DUMP (SCHRADER, 1912, P 102 + 136). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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