| Deposit ID | 10046786 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Warrior Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.6837, 37.81133 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1631 |
| Relative position | 4.8 AIRMILES N35W OF SILVER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001S | 039E | 31,32 | SE OF NE (31); SW OF NW (32) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | Reed Dolomite |
| Rock description | Reed Dolomite |
| (1) | -117.6837, 37.81133 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR VEINS-ROUGHLY TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 137.16M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1876 |
| Year of first production | 1878 |
| District name | Silver Peak District (1865) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Apex 76 Deep Mines Co., John Path, Jr - President/Owner |
| Home office | P.O. Box 170, Dayton, Nv 89403 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Apex 76 Deep Mines Co., John Path, Jr - President/Owner |
| Home office | P.O. Box 170, Dayton, Nv 89403 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241994 |
SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO.55.
SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: NO. 8 OF HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEV.
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.
SHAMBERGER, H.A., (1976) P. 15; SPURR, J.E. (1906)
SHAMBERGER, H.A. (1976) P. 15.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS OF QUARTZ AND JASPEROID (SILICIFIED MARBLE) PARALLEL TO OR OCCASIONALLY CROSSCUTTING BEDDING PLANES GOOD ORE IS CHARACTERIZED BY PRESENCE OF A BLACK METALLIC MINERAL IN DISSEMINATED STREAKS IN THE QUARTZ |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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