| Deposit ID | 10046498 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241667 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monkey Wrench Wash Diggings |
| Alternate or previous names | Monkey Wrench Claim |
| Related records | 10222243 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.79528, 37.49025 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | UTM IS APPROXIMATE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Delamar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clover Mountains(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 005S | 064E | 23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Iron | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES IN 1891 RAN AS HIGH AS 4000 OZ/T AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Dolomite, limestone, and shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad E-W Anticline Pitchinge. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| District name | Delamar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241667 |
BAKER, ARTHUR III, 1964, SCOUTING REPORT: NBMG FILE 167, ITEM 1.
NBMG DISTRICT FILE 166; PRESS CLIPPING, 1891.
EMMONS, S.F., 1901, AIME TRANS., VOL. XXXI, P. 665
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ RUSTY IRREGULARLY REPLACES A N-STRIKING FAULT ZONE AWAY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH A W-STRIKING ONE, VEIN WAS OPENED IN 1891 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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