| Deposit ID | 10047000 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242238 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Potosi Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.5364, 35.96166 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1999 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES NW OF GOODSPRINGS, 21 MILES SW OF ARDEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Potosi(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 023S | 057E | 12 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Calamine | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ANOMOLOUS RADIOACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH DARK BROWN SPHALERITE, CALCITE AND SHALES |
|---|
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowpine Limestone Member, Monte Cristo Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Yellowpine Limestone Member, Monte Cristo Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.5364, 35.96166 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Several Thrust And Normal Faults, Part Of Overturned Syncline |
| General form | DISCONTINOUS PODS AND LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goodsprings District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Smelting Co. |
| First year | 1926 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empire Zinc Co. |
| First year | 1913 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242238 |
HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD: USGS P.P., 162, P. 123-126.
LONGWELL, C.R., ET.AL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO; NBMG BULL. 62, P. 195.
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 81, P. 28.
ALBRITTON, C.C., ET.AL, 1954, GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS (YELLOWPINE) DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 1010, P. 41-49.
TINGLEY, J.V., 1983, FIELD EXAM., NBMG, 28 APR 83
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hefner, M.L. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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