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NBMG Sample Site 2944

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047372
MRDS ID M242661
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2944
Related records 10149631

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.44655, 40.98849 (WGS84)
Elevation 1481

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jungo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 036N 032E 18 SW OF SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NO ROAD TO THE SITE OF THE ADIT, BUT A ROAD PASSES TO WITHIN 0.25 MILE. LOWER ADIT ON WEST SIDE OF CONICAL SHAPED MOUNTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2944 FROM DUMP-GALENA AND OTHER SULFIDES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.44655, 40.98849
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N-S-Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip NEARLY HORIZONTAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Jungo Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT-ONE VERY WELL-DEVELOPED, LONG (OVER 150 FT); EXTENSIVE WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • EXTENSIVE WORKINGS, MAYBE 50 YEARS OLD?

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 8 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND 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 QUARTZ VEIN ALONG BEDDING PLANE OF SHALE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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