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NBMG Sample Site 2418

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Manganese, Barium-Barite
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10047429
MRDS ID M242730
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2418

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.61878, 41.05849 (WGS84)
Elevation 1393

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Butte(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 037N 030E 22 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • JUST ABOVE MOUTH OF RATTLESNAKE CANYON, ON SOUTH SIDE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2418 FROM FAULT ZONE AT MOUTH OF ADIT WITH MALACHITE, AZURITE, SMITHSONITE?, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.7% MG, +20% CA, 0.1% TI, +5000 PPM MN, 30 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 50 PPM CO, 5000 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 10 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.61878, 41.05849
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S 55 W
    Dip 70 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone, S 55 W, 70 Nw

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Red Butte District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT ON SOUTH SIDE OF CREEK TRENDS S55W, MAY BE 100-200 FT LONG. SMALL VERTICAL SHAFT JUST OUT FROM HE OF DUMP ABOUT 20-25 FT DEEP, TIMBERED.

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984-WORKINGS FAIRLY OLD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.B., 17 AUG 84, 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 CU OXIDES OBSERVED IN SMALL FAULT ZONE IN DARK GREY LIMESTONE WITH MINOR CALCITE AND QUARTZ VEINLETS. MINERALIZED ZONE PROPER CONTAINS MINOR FE OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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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