| Deposit ID | 10047445 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242749 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kennedy Canyon Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Cobb Group, Susan, Annex and Smv Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.74096, 40.29434 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kennedy Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Creek Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | 028N;028N | 038E;037E | 17,18,19,20,29;13 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHANNEL, GRAB, AND COMPOSITE SAMPLES RAN 0.01-4.74 OZ/ST AU AND 0.35-13.19 OZ/ST AG |
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| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -117.74096, 40.29434 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kennedy District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242749 |
MINE SEARCH ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 254-255; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, COLO.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 5/30/85 AND 4/11/85.
BLM CLAIM INFORMATION, 1986.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GOLD-AND SILVER-BEARING QUARTZ SULFIDE FISSURE VEINS ARE IN A HALO ADJACENT TO A PORPHYRY COPPER PROSPECT. HOST ROCK IS A COMPOSITE INTRUSIVE WITH A QUARTZ-MONZONITE MINERALIZED PORPHYRY AS ORE CONTROL |
| 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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