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Slater Mine

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047520
MRDS ID M242880
Record type Site
Current site name Slater Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2390

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.42211, 41.89237 (WGS84)
Elevation 2179

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trident Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 046N 032E 06 SE OF SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON SOUTH SIDE OF TRIDENT PEAK, NEAR HEAD OF WILDER CREEK. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2390 FROM VEINS CONTAINS 5 % FE, 1 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.7 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 20 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR, AND 0.6 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 Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.42211, 41.89237
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Trident Peak Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD CABIN, COLLAPSED; SHORT ADITS, CAVED.

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985; LONG IDLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 12 JUN 85, 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 QUARTZ VEINS WITH MINOR HEMATITE AND IRON-STAINING HOSTED IN A DEEPLY-WEATHERED GRANODIORITE. MINERALIZATION NOT IMMEDIATELY APPARENT.

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.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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