| Deposit ID | 10046162 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M234151 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ridge Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.08178, 40.66796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES NW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snow Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 043E | 12,01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.08178, 40.66796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults; Pebble Dikes |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10E |
| Dip | 75W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 263.65M |
| Overall depth | 32.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M234151 |
WILLDEN, R., (1964), GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NBMG BULL. 59
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., (1964), MMINRALS FOR INDUSTRY
WILLDEN, R; 1964
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE INTRUDED BY PEBBLE DIKE |
| Deposit | WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 455-FT.-LONG ADIT, 170 FT. OF DRIFTS, ALONG THE FAULT, AND AN INACCESSIBLE WINZE AND DRIFT. THE WINZE IS REPORTED TO BE 108 FT. DEEP AND THE DRIFT 80 FT. LONG AT 50 FT. DEPTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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