NBMG Sample Site 1794

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Sulfur, Magnesite, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047453
MRDS ID M242769
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 1794
Related records 10149652

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.69182, 40.85905 (WGS84)
Elevation 1430
Relative position TWO MILES BY GOOD ROAD EAST OF SULPHUR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sulphur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 029E 3435 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 0.6 MILE SOUTH OF EAST CHINA PIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Magnesite Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Sulfur Ore
Alunite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Hydrothermal Alteration, Bleaching

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 1794 FROM LARGE PIT, INCLUDING SULFUR, IRON OXIDES, ALUNITE, CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.15% CA, 0.15% TI, 10 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 15 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 100 PPM PB, 150 PPM SB, 10 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.69182, 40.85905

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones Channeled Hydrothermal Solutions

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sulphur District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS PITS AND PROSPECTS; LARGE PIT; TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • THIS PORTION CURRENTLY INACTIVE, BUT ACTIVE DRILLING AND GOLD EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES GOING ON JUST TO NORTH (1984)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 2 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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