| Deposit ID | 10046061 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233976 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Irish Boy Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Empire Jackson Mine Lee Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.04754, 41.42963 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1642 |
| Relative position | 1 1/4 MI ESE OF JACKSON MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jackson Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041N | 070E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.04754, 41.42963 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| District name | Tecoma |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233976 |
HILL, JAMES M, 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL, 648.
FIELD EXAM BY T.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, ON 1/13/80.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS WAS LOCATED IN JANUARY OF 1912, AND IS DEVELOPED BY A 60' VERTICAL SHAFT, AND OTHER ADJACENT SHAFTS (3) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT BODY ALONG FAULT; KAOLINIZED DIKE ALONG STRUCTURE. VEIN BEARS ARGENTIFEROUS CERUSSITE, SMITHSONITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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