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NBMG Sample Site 2242

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite, REE
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10047362
MRDS ID M242650
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2242
Alternate or previous names Alaska Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.54433, 41.24627 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

King Lear Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(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 039N 031E 18 NW OF SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT A MILE UP CANYON FROM SAMPLE SITE 2241, NORTH OF HEAD OF CREEK. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary
REE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Malachite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2242, GRAB SAMPLE OF TACTITE, CONTAINS 15% FE, 0.05% MG, + 20% CA, 0.02% TI, 300 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 100 PPM CO, 5000 PPM CU, 1000 PPM LA, 15 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 20 PPM SN, 1500 PPM SR, 50 PPMV, 20 PPMY. ALSO CONTAINS 0.55 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Happy Creek Volcanic Series
    Rock description Happy Creek Volcanic Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.54433, 41.24627
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Igneous Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jackson Mountains District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMESTONE PENDANT IN ANDESITE OF HAPPY CREEK VOLCANICS; TACTITE BEARING MALACHITE, GARNET, HEMATITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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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