Warsaw-June Group

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046030
MRDS ID M233937
Record type Site
Current site name Warsaw-June Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.75672, 41.73019 (WGS84)
Relative position NW OF HASKNEY-SHOUN PROPERTY

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 064E 05 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON NW FLANK OF CHINA MTN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.75672, 41.73019

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1912
Year of first production 1912

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT SYMBOL ON MAP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN CONTAINING THREE 2-INCH BANDS OR SHOOTS OF RICH ORE, SPACED ABOUT A FOOT APART. VEIN CONTROLLED BY PIKES, FAULTS, FRACTURES
Deposit WARSAW CLAIM NO. 2 IS SAID TO BE TRAVERSED BY A VEIN SEVERAL FEET WIDE CONTAINING THREE 2-INCH BANDS OR SHOOTS OF RICH ORE, SPACED ABOUT A FOOT APART (SCHRADER, 1912, P 139). LOCATION GIVEN FOR ONE SHAFT SYMBOL SHOWN ON MAP, CLAIMS COVER LARGER AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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