Skyview Copper Dyke

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047500
MRDS ID M242859
Record type Site
Current site name Skyview Copper Dyke
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2262

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.76518, 41.60293 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New York Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Thousand-Virgin(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 042N 028E 04 NE OF NE OF NE OF NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2262, SELECTED FROM MINERALIZED MATERIAL, CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 3000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 15 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, AND 50 PPM ZR.

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.76518, 41.60293

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone, Fracture Zone

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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. W. Reicheit, Mary Dyke, And Harold Dyke Of Apel, Or

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 PROSPECT PITS, ONE TRENCH, INCLINED DRILL HOLE.

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS LOCATED 14 MAY 58. CLAIM EXTENDS PARTLY INTO PROPOSED BLUE LAKE PRIMITIVE AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, REB E., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA; HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 144, ITEM 2.

  • Deposit

    NBMG FIELD NOTES AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDE CU MINERALS IN A SILICEOUS SHEAR ZONE/FRACTURE ZONE. NO PRIMARY SULFIDES SEEN. MINOR OLD PROSPECT PIT 1000 FT EAST ON OTHER SIDE OF HILL TOP EXPLORES BRECCIA ZONE DEVELOPED BETWEEN FELSITE PLUG (?) AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS. NO METALLICS SEEN.

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-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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