NBMG Sample Site 2959

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047498
MRDS ID M242857
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 2959

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.81823, 41.49071 (WGS84)
Elevation 1466

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Battle Creek Ranch(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 041N 028E 07 SE OF NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • HIGH ON HILL ON SOUTH SIDE BARTLETT CREEK ABOUT 0.6 MILE ABOVE ITS MOUTH, ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2959 FROM THE VEIN SYSTEM AND A FINE-GRAINED GRANITE HOST CONTAINS 7 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 0.7 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM BI, 20 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN, 70 PPM ZR, AND 0.45 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

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 > Aplite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.81823, 41.49071

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Varyville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADITS, ALL CAVED AND A 50-FT SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • OLD WORKINGS; NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 28 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINOR COPPER MINERALIZATION; 50-FT SHAFT ON TOP OF HILL WAS SUNK ON A 2-3 FT QUARTZ VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1987 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1987 La Pointe, D.D. 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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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