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Fsw Claims

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite
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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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046890
MRDS ID M242116
Record type Site
Current site name Fsw Claims
Alternate or previous names One End Same As Sheeps Lode Claim, Hank, Elevated, Polly, Hobo, Tin Can, Will Patents, Min. Sur. 3745.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.22614, 40.44382 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position ON WEST SIDE OF FERGUSON MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ferguson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Currie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 069E 29,30 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Iron Staining

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.22614, 40.44382
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Near Vertical Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip NEAR 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zone, Fault Zone, Contact Of Limestone & Shale

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1981
Discoverer Nwx Inc.

Mining district

District name Ferguson Spring District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, STEVE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 10-8-82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1983 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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