| Deposit ID | 10047230 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242498 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dyer Ranch Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Sites 1254, 1965 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.0226, 37.75827 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1509 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 AIRMILE S 70 E FROM DYER RANCH IN FISH LAKE VALLEY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East of Davis Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring 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 | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002S | 036E | 19 | NE OF NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1254 CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.1% TI, 20 PPM MN, 3000 PPM AG, 10000 PPM AS, 200 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 5 PPM NI, + 20000 PPM PB, 1500 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1500 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Dyer Ranch Pluton | ||||||||
| Rock description | Dyer Ranch Pluton | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Poleta |
| Rock description | Poleta |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.0226, 37.75827 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| District name | Dyer District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242498 |
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NEVADA.
TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 16, 1982.
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 4/28/84.
NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS IN SHALE, RANDOM, VARIABLE ORIENTATION. VEINS FOLLOW CONTORTED BEDDING PLANES IN SHALE, LIMESTONE. VEINS ARE OF WHITE "BULL" QUARTZ STAINED WITH FE OXIDE AND CU OXIDE (MINOR). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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