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NBMG Sample Site 2516

Prospect in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047342
MRDS ID M242629
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2516
Alternate or previous names Part of Florida Canyon Project

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.21987, 40.55433 (WGS84)
Elevation 1843

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Star Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 033E 13 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH SIDE JOHNSON CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2516 OF DRILL CUTTINGS CONTAINS 2% FE, 1% MG +20% CA, 0.15% TI, 500 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 0.05 PPM AU (ANALYSIS), 30 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 5 PPM CO, 150 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 50 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Natchez Pass
    Rock description Natchez Pass
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.21987, 40.55433
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Imlay District; Humboldt District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pegasus Gold Corp
    First year 1985

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILL HOLE BFC-6

Comments on development

  • DRILL HOLE BFC-6 (1984)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H.F., JR., 4 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP GQ-666, 1967.

  • Deposit

    NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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