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Atlanta Mines Co. Claims

Past Producer in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046703
MRDS ID M241902
Record type Site
Current site name Atlanta Mines Co. Claims
Alternate or previous names Union Jack, Atlanta, Black Bear, Bismark Claims Consolidated With Other Properties In 1920 As, Goldfield Deep Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.21258, 37.70995 (WGS84)
Elevation 1774
Relative position ABOUT 1 MILE DUE EAST OF DOWNTOWN GOLDFIELD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 042E 01 E2 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINING THE FLORENCE PROPERTY ON THE NE SIDE; 74 ACRES. UTM IS TO SHAFT LOCATED ON THE CLAIM BLOCK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Famatinite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES IN 1939-1940 REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF TIN IN SMALL QUANTITIES

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 154
USGS model code 25e
Deposit model name Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Mark3 model number 38

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.21258, 37.70995
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
    Width 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Caldera Ring Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Comments on the production information

  • ORE WAS FROM AN EXTENSION OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR ORE, MINED THROUGH GOLDFIELD MERGER WORKINGS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • JUMBO LEDGE, BLAKE, MALONEY, CHEDD, LUCKY SWEDE, CENTURY, IMPERIAL, ATLANTA-CHEROKEE AND GARRISON SHAFTS, RANGING IN DEPTH FROM 300-500 FT, WITH SMALL LATERAL DEVELOPMENT

Comments on development

  • PERSISTENT EXPLORATION BY LESSEES TURNED UP LITTLE OF ANY VALUE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, THE STORY OF GOLDFIELD; NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 240 P.

  • Deposit

    RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS P. P. 66, P. 242.

  • Deposit

    NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86

  • Deposit

    SEARLS, F., 1948, NBMG BULL. 48, P. 18

  • Deposit

    WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL. XV P. 1210-1211, 1138, 1311.

  • Production

    SEARLS, F., 1948, P. 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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