NBMG Sample Site 1445

Prospect in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046473
MRDS ID M241639
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 1445
Related records 10222036, 10295437

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.60667, 37.93496 (WGS84)
Elevation 2088
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Highland Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dry Lake Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 066E 20 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SAMPLE 1445 OF DRILL CHIPS AT SITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 1445 CONTAINS 10% FE, 1000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 500 PPM BA, 100 PPM CR, 200 PPM CU, 100 PPM NI 150 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 500 PPM ZN, 500 PPM ZR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.60667, 37.93496

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mendha Over Thrust

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Highland District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILL HOLE(S)

Comments on development

  • VERY RECENT (MID-1983) DRILL SITE ON E SIDE OF RANGE-FRONT ROAD. KERR MCGEE IS CONTINUING ACTIVE EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THIS AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, SAMPLE LOCATION 1445, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON 8-27-83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHIPS OF SHALE, SILTSTONE AND LIMESTONE CONTAIN FINE TO MEDIUM CRYSTALLINE UNOXIDIZED AND PARTIALLY OXIDIZED PYRITE DISTRIBUTED SPARINGLY THROUGH OUT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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