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NBMG Sample Site 2529

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047345
MRDS ID M242632
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2529
Related records 10222370

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.19181, 40.59183 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737

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 032N 034E 31 SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN IMLAY AND HUMBOLDT CANYONS; ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR JEEP TRAIL FROM IMLAY CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2529, CHIP FROM ADIT AND DUMP GRAB WITH SILICIFICATION, IRON OXIDES, VEIN QUARTZ, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.5% MG, 3% CA, 1% TI, 300 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 0.1 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 150 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 20 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 1500 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 100 PPM V, 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 Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Rock unit name Prida;Grass Valley
    Rock description Prida;Grass Valley

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.19181, 40.59183
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Thrust Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
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
    Owner Larry Trease?
    First year 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS (CAVED); PITS

Comments on development

  • OLD PROSPECT, INACTIVE IN 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H.F., JR., 28 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    USGS GQ-666 MAP, 1967.

  • Deposit

    NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILICIFIED BRECCIA ALONG THRUST ZONE. UPPER PRIDA CARBONATE IS IN THRUST CONTACT WITH GRASS VALLEY PHYLLITES. BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEINS, SILICIFICATION AND ABUNDANT FE OXIDE ALONG THRUST ZONE IN BOTH ROCK TYPES. GEOLOGY SIMILAR TO IMLAY MINE AREA.

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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