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Burke Mine

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046399
MRDS ID M241551
Record type Site
Current site name Burke Mine
Alternate or previous names Burke Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.44834, 37.92579 (WGS84)
Elevation 1905

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pioche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 067E 22 SW OF SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON NORTH SLOPE OF TREASURE HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prospect Mountain Quartzite
    Rock description Prospect Mountain Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.44834, 37.92579
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E-W
    Dip 50 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pioche District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL TRENDING S13E; ALSO SHAFT

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATORY WORK DONE IN 1920'S-1930'S, DRIFTING EASTWARD ON THE YUBA DIKE FROM THE FACE OF THE BURKE TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 131.

  • Deposit

    USGS P.P. 171, 1932, P. 57

  • Deposit

    ABBOTT, J.W., 1907, MIN. & SCI. PRESS.

  • Deposit

    SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. & MIN. JOUR., VOL. 88., P. 547-548.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED AG ORE DECREASED IN GRADE EASTWARD AND DOWNWARD. TUNNEL INTERSECTS THE BURKE VEIN THEN ANOTHER VEIN IN THE QUARTZIT, AND FINALLY THE YUBA DIKE. MINE LOCATED ON SE BRANCH OF MAIN FISSURE VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1984 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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