| Deposit ID | 10047511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242871 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sundown Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lode Claim No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.67434, 41.68931 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Duffer Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denio(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 030E | 18 | W | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.67434, 41.68931 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dyke Canyon District; Varyville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Obirta, Domingo And Frank |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yrueta, Pete And John |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mairuga, J. Doming |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lasa, Doratio |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bernardo, Domingo |
| First year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242871 |
BENNETT, REB E., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 64, PL. 1.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 64, PL. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PIT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DUG ON CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE LENS THAT WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED BY EXCAVATION. CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE ON DUMP CONTAINS EPIDOTE AND QUARTZ STRINGERS. JUST TO THE SW, A PROSPECT TRENCH CONTAINS SUGARY QUARTZOSE ROCK WITH ABUNDANT DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND NEARBY IRON-STAINED QUARTZ FLOAT. DUMP MATERIAL ASSAYED A TRACE OF AU AND 0.44 OZ/T AG. ABOUT 0.5 MILE TO THE NW ARE SOME SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS ON 1 FT WIDE QUARTZ LENSES WITH IRON OXIDE STAIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1987 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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