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Gold Prospect #1

Occurrence in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047557
MRDS ID M242921
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Prospect #1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.51212, 40.18406 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pyramid NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027N 022E 28 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result 4 SAMPLES TAKEN BY USBM CONTAINED 0.8-3.05 PPM AU AS WELL AS ANOMALOUS AG, PB, ZN, CU.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.51212, 40.18406
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 10 W
    Dip 72 W
    Width 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 SCALE MAP AREA.

  • Deposit

    SATKOSKI AND BERG, 1982, FIELD INVENTORY OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PYRAMID LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, USBM.

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, PL.1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IN 3-8 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE IN VOLCANIC ROCKS WHICH ARE SILIFICIED NEAR THE SHEAR ZONE, WITH MALACHITE STAINING. VEIN IS OXIDIZED, BRECCIATED, AND CEMENTED WITH DRUSY QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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