| Deposit ID | 10047079 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242327 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Columbus Mine Or Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Valcalda Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.71482, 37.79577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2170 |
| Relative position | 5.2 AIRMILES N55W OF TOWN 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 | 002S | 038E | 01 | CENTER | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.71482, 37.79577 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Post-Ore Crushing |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Dip | FLAT |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| District name | Silver Peak District (1865) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242327 |
SPURR, J.E., 1906, U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER NO. 55.
SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.
SPURR, J.E., (1906). P. 59
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLAT-LYING QUARTZ LENSES |
| Deposit | PROPERTY,AND ORE WAS HAULED FROM THE VALCALDA PROPERTY THROUGH THE TUNNEL TO FEED PITTSBURG'S MILL. A FEW YEARS AFTER THE MINES HAD CLOSED DOWN IN 1915, THE VALCALDA PROPERTY WAS SOLD FOR TAXES TO J ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Deposit | THIS AND A FEW OTHER NEARBY CLAIMS WERE FIRST LOCATED IN 1860'S, RELOCATED BY ELISWEIGER IN 1886, WHO HELD THEM FOR 4 YEARS, AND RELOCATED BY THE VALCALDA BROTHERS, (JOHN, JIM, OTIS AND ANDREW) IN ABOUT 1892. JOHN VALCALDA WORKED THE PROPERTY WITH SHALLOW CUTS FROM 1885 TO 1905 MILLING THE ORE IN A 2 STAMP MILL AND A MORTAR, MAKING ABOUT $2700. THE PROPERTY WAS OPTIONED FROM THE VALCALDA'S IN 1905 BY BILLY AND MIKE O'MEARA AND JOHN LYNCH FOR $30,000, AND THEY FORMED THE SILVER PEAK-VALCALDA GOLD MINING CO., INC. IN 1906, AT WHICH TIME THEY DROVE SEVERAL TUNNELS INTO THE FRANK VEIN AND CONSTRUCTED A MILL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 1907 AND RAN INTERMITTENTLY FOR A YEAR. IN 1908, SAMUEL NEWHOUSE, A SUCCESSFUL MINE OPERATOR FROM UTAH, PURCHASED CONTROL OF THE SILVER PEAK VALCALDA GOLD MINING CO. PROPERTIES AND BEGAN PLANS FOR A 200 T.P.D. MILL. IN 1909, THE VALCALDA PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO INTERESTS FRIENDLY TO THE PITTSBURG S.P.G.M. CO., AND A TUNNEL WAS BUILT TO CONNECT IT WITH THE PITTSBURG |
| 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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