| Deposit ID | 10047418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mincon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2669 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.85791, 40.70656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Natchez Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 037E | 30 | SW OF NE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Koipato Group | ||||||||
| Rock description | Koipato Group | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Koipato Group |
| Rock description | Koipato Group |
| (1) | -117.85791, 40.70656 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40E |
| Dip | (SHEAR) 50-60 SE; (VEINING) 40NW |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40E |
| Dip | (SHEAR) 50-60 SE; (VEINING) 40NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra District; Dun Glen District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242719 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 18 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS FOLLOW A N40E, 50-60 SE-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IN META-VOLCANIC ROCKS; LADDER-LIKE QUARTZ VEINING ALONG SHEAR ZONE, VEINING HAS STRIKE PARALLEL TO SHEAR ZONE, BUT DIPS 40 NW. HEAVY IRON OXIDE-STAINING; LIMONITE-AFTER-PYRITE CASTS IN QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1986 | 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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