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NBMG Sample Site 2517

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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047343
MRDS ID M242630
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2517
Alternate or previous names Part of Florida Canyon Project

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.21431, 40.55128 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920

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)

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 Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

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

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH SIDE OF JOHNSON CANYON, ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR JEEP TRAIL. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2517 OF CUTTINGS FROM DRILL HOLE BFC 13-4, OXIDIZED AND CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE, CONTAINS 2% FE, 2% MG, + 20% CA, 0.2% TI, 500 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 5 PPM CO, 150 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 50 PPMZR.

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 Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Prida;Koipato Group
    Rock description Prida;Koipato Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.21431, 40.55128
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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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pegasus Gold Corp
    First year 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • ROTARY DRILL HOLE

Comments on development

  • DRILL HOLE-PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP GQ-666.

  • Deposit

    NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRIDA LIMESTONE 100 M FROM CONTACT WITH RHYOLITES OF KOIPATO GROUP. CUTTINGS INDICATE THAT HOLE BOTTOMED IN CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE.

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

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