| Deposit ID | 10046969 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242201 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skipper Mine Shipper? |
| Alternate or previous names | Lane Tilford Group, Tilford, Skyline, Paycheck, Apex, Hungry Three, Three Sister?, Usbm Sample Locality Ii |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.37585, 39.05827 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hogum(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring-Steptoe Valleys(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 | White Pine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 014N | 068E | 29 | SW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES FROM SKIPPER ADIT CONTAINED 0.3-0.66% WO3 ACROSS 4 FT OF QUARTZ VEIN, DUMP GRAB SAMPLE, (5-FT GRID) IN 1981 LYIELDED 0.7 02/TAG ANND 1.02% PB, NO CU, NO, W, Y. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.37585, 39.05827 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75W |
| Dip | 70N |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Osceola |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leased By Associated Tungsten Mines |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 70.1M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242201 |
HOSE, R.K., BLAKE, M.C. JR. & SMITH, R.M., 1976, NBMG BULL 85, P. 60-62.
STAGER, H.K., NBMG BULL IN PREPARATION ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA.
USBM, 1963, UNPUB. DATA, NBMG FILE 335, ITEM 8., ITEM 14
USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 56-83
TERRA DATA, 1980, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE SCHELL RESOURCE AREA, ELY DISTRICT, NEVADA: PREPARED FOR BLM.
STAGER, H.K., NBMG BULL IN PREP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SCHEELITE OCCURS IN SEVERAL NARROW STEEPLY DIPPING QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANITE. SCHEELITE IS SPARSE AND OCCURS AS SMALL SPECKS AND CRYSTAL CLUSTERS SURROUNDING SMALL IRON-STAINED CAVITIES IN THE QUARTZ |
| 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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