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NBMG Sample Site 2448

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047292
MRDS ID M242572
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2448
Alternate or previous names Dutch Flat Mine Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.48818, 41.17767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Delvada Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 040E 17 CENTER OF N2 OF NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH SIDE EL PASO GULCH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HG IS UNCERTAIN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2448 TAKEN FROM DUMP ON NORTH SIDE OF EL PASO GULCH. APPROX. 18-INCH QUARTZ VEIN. SAMPLE FROM DUMP CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.1% TI, 50 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 150 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 20 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 100 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 200 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony
    Rock description Harmony

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.48818, 41.17767
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dutch Flat District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS ADITS SCATTERED UP GULCH ON BOTH SIDES. WORKINGS APPEAR TO BE FROM A FEW 10'S OF FEET IN LENGTH UP TO 200-300 FT IN LENGTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.B., 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION 4-24-85, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

  • Deposit

    HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, USGS PP. 431

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPROXIMATELY 18-INCH WIDE QUARTZ VEIN IN OUT CROP-VERY FE-STAINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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