| Deposit ID | 10046869 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242093 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Land Mark Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Landmark-Life-Preserver Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.78145, 37.29246 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 1.8 MILES NE OF TOLICHA PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tolicha Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pahute Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cactus-Sarcobatus Flats(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 007S | 046E | 36 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -116.78145, 37.29246 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25-30 E |
| Dip | 60 SE |
| Length | 2413.95M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Discoverer | J.C. Mckay Of Reno And J.J. Jordan Of Tonopah And E.D. Yeiser Of Goldfield. |
| District name | Tolicha District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242093 |
QUADE, J. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 12-5-82.
KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50, P.167-168.
CORNWALL, H., 1972, NBMG BULL 77, P. 41.
NORBERG, J.R., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE VICINITY OF THE NELLIS A.F.B. ETC., USBM REPT.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEV. NEWSLETTER PU. CO., RENO, NEV.
CARPER, A.F., 1921, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 253, ITEM 1.
SMELTER RETURN, 1940, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 253, ITEM 7.
QUADE/BENTZ, 1982
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN SYSTEM OF MASSIVE QUARTZ AND BRECCIA RECEMENTED BY A CHERTY, HARD, OPALINE SILICA. VEIN IS OVER 5 FT WIDE BUT IS BOUNDED BY A ZONE OF SILICIFIED COUNTRY ROCK OVER 50 FT WIDE |
| Deposit | NBMG SAMPLE NOS. 1910, 1911, 1912 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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