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Opal Hill Claims

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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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. 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 10046091
MRDS ID M234013
Record type Site
Current site name Opal Hill Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.59061, 41.7163 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Texas Spring(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
044N 065E 10 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jasper Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Silification.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.59061, 41.7163
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 65 E
    Dip 15 NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • N 45 DEG-65 DEG E FRACTURE SYSTEM NEAR-VERTICAL; N 65 DEG E 15 DEG NW VEIN SYSTEM, VEINS WITH QTZ, RED JASPER, CUOX STAIN GRANODIORITE W ALL ROCK. BLEACHED AND MOD. FEOX-STAINED ALONG SHEAR ZONE, SOME SILICIFICATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, SEVERAL CUTS, LONG ROAD TRENCH ALONG HILLSIDE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN FRACTURES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Mohsen, Ahmed F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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