NBMG Sample Site 2605

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony, Copper
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047470
MRDS ID M242825
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2605
Related records 10295048

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.45903, 41.5935 (WGS84)
Elevation 2060

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spring City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quinn River Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 043N 040E 22 SW OF NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • HIGHEST SHAFT ON RIDGE SEPARATING DRY CREEK AND SPRING CITY CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization Of Rhyolite

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2605 OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WITH OXIDE CU STAIN CONTAINS 0.2 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 0.002 % TI, 150 PPM AG, 15 PPM B, 500 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 700 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 10 PPM V, AND 0.25 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.45903, 41.5935

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N80E AND N70-80W
    Dip 40-50 NW AND 30-40 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cleavage Planes In Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spring City District; Paradise Valley District; Mount Rose District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS, INCLINES, CUTS ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN SYSTEM.

Comments on development

  • PROBABLY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERY SITES IN DISTRICT (1868), IN ORIGINAL MOUNT ROSE DISTRICT. NO ACTIVITY WHEN VISITED IN 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J. V., 5 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., 1915, USGS BULL 601, P. 12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE WHITE QUARTZ VEIN ROLLS ALONG STRIKE AND DIP TO CONFORM TO CLEAVAGE PLANES IN KNOTTED SCHIST WALLROCK, WHICH IS CARBONACEOUS. APLITE DIKE IN HANGING WALL OF VEIN AT WESTERN EXPOSURE . VEIN IS 15-20 FT THICK, AND HAS PARALLEL VEINLETS IN BOTH WALLS. OPEN VUGS IN VEIN LINED WITH TERMINATE CLEAR QUARTZ CRYSTALS, STREAKS AND CLOTS OF WALLROCK IN VEIN; IRON-OXIDE STAIN AND SOME GREEN AND BLUE CU STAIN. AT MAIN VEIN EXPOSURES IN INCLINES, VEIN IS N70-80W, 30-40 NE. PARTS OF THE VEIN ON FOOTWALL ARE BRECCIATED AND RECEMENTED WITH DARK, CLEAR QUARTZ. DOWN THE NOSE OF THE RIDGE, SSW OF SITE 2605, OTHER PARALLEL QUARTZ LENSES CROP OUT, A N20E, 50 SE PLUG FOLLOWS VEIN ON WEST, AND OTHER MASSES OF THE RHYOLITE CROP OUT ON THE SLOPE TO THE WEST. A THIN SECTION OF THE DIKE ROCK SHOWED IT TO BE KAOLINIZED AND VEINED WITH SILICA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1987 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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