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Good Buddy Claims

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047099
MRDS ID M242349
Record type Site
Current site name Good Buddy Claims
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 1286

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.38675, 37.71383 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Split Mountain(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)

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 Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 041E 03 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Reed Dolomite
    Rock description Reed Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.38675, 37.71383
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Faults (N35e, Vertical)

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20E AND E-W
    Dip 60 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDDING FAULTS AND SHEARS ABOUT 2 FT APART. FE OXIDE STAINING OF HOST ROCKS AND VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montezuma District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kenneth Polman
    First year 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • SERIES SHALLOW SHAFTS, ADITS, TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 8 MAY 83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit E-W TRENDING SHEARS CARRY STRINGERS OF WHITE QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS. QUARTZ CARRIES SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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