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West End Group

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046450
MRDS ID M241614
Record type Site
Current site name West End Group
Related records 10270799

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.48251, 37.9419 (WGS84)
Elevation 1911
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position Within 1/4 Mile.

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 16 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 200 TONS ASSAYED $6 IN AU, 7 OZ AG AND 6% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Pioche Shale
    Rock description Pioche Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.48251, 37.9419
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Plane

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pioche District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pioche Mines Co.
    First year 1932

Production statistics

  • Year 1932
    Period 1932
    Material ORE PB AG AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^$6 In Au, 7 Oz/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 198g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION MAY BE COMBINED WITH THAT OF NO. 10 MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TSCHANTZ, C.M. & PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73, P. 132.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 171, 1932

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

  • Production

    TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN; 1970, P. 132

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS IN 6 IN. BANDED QUARTZ VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-82 Lyles, B.F. (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.

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