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NBMG Sample Site 2666

Occurrence in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  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 10047419
MRDS ID M242720
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2666

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.95347, 40.74961 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dun Glen(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 036E 08 CENTER Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • OLD MINING AREA SOUTH OF TALLULA MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.95347, 40.74961
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N50E
    Dip 90
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra District; Dunglen District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 OLD VERTICAL SHAFTS, STOPES, STONE CRIBBING IN STOPES

Comments on development

  • OLD MINING AREA SOUTH OF TALLULAMINE; ROCK RUIN NORTH OF MINE WORKINGS; NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 18 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL.89, PL.1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERTICAL WHITE QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANODIORITE. VEIN IS 6 INCHES TO 1 FT WIDE WHERE SEEN IN STOPE PILLARS; MILK-WHITE QUARTZ CONTAINS SOME SPOTS OF TETRAHEDRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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