| Deposit ID | 10047675 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M243097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apache Mercury Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Samplesites 1476, 1477 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.43096, 39.1463 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 33 MILES SE OF FALLON, NEVADA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fourmile Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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 | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015N | 031E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 1476 CONTAINS 3% FE, 3% MO, 7% CA, 0.03% TI, 3000 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 1000 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 1500 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 300 PPM CU, 500 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 200 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 1477 CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.07% MG, 1.5 PPM CA, 0.05% TI, 100 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 200 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 15 PPM CO, 70 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 10 PPM MO, 30 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 30 PPM SN, 150 PPM SR, 300 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR. |
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| Model code | 175 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26c |
| Deposit model name | Barite-fluorite veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.43096, 39.1463 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Folding Of Limestone; Steep Normal Fault Near Center Of Claim Area |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Thrust Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | STEEPLY NW |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Discoverer | Apache Mining Co. |
| District name | Sand Springs District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Apache Mining Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 5508, Reno, Nv |
| First year | 1970 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M243097 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1970, UNPUB, REPORT, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 13, ITEM 8.
MILLER, BRUCE, 1984, NBMG FILE 13, ITEM 13-SAMPLE ANALYSES
SCHRADER, F.C., [GEOLOGY OF] THE CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA: USGS OFR 1947, P. 297-300.
BAILEY, F.H., RYTUBA, J.J. AND JONES, R.B., 1984, UNPUB. DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | APPEARS TO OCCUR AT POINT WHERE FAULT INTERSECTS A GENTLE ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE PLUNGING WEST. |
| Deposit | 3 ZONES OF MINERALIZATION; MAIN ZONE-THE DISCOVERY OUTCROP-IS A SILICIFIED ZONE ABOUT 100 FT LONG, 10-20 FT WIDE OUTCROPPING ALONG AN E.W. TRENDING DRY WASH. CINNABAR AND CALCITE OCCUR AS VEINLETS AND COATINGS ALONG BEDDING PLANE AND FRACTURES SURFACES IN SILICIFIED CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE. BEST MINERALIZATION OCCURS ON THE SOUTH OR FOOTWALL SIDE OF THIS STRUCTURE, WHICH OCCURS ON EASTERN LIMB OF A TIGHTLY FOLDED SYNCLINE PLUNGING NW. WESTERN LIMB OF SYNCLINE CONTAINS TRACES OF CINNABAR. SAMPLES FROM THE MAIN EASTERN ZONE ASSAY AS HIGH AS 147 LB HG/TON, OF COURSE FOR A VERY NARROW ZONE ON FOOTWALL OF OUTCROP. A 7.5-FT CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS WEST FACE OF THE OUTCROP ASSAYED 7.8 LBS HG/TON. WEST OF THE MAIN MINERALIZED AREA CINNABAR OCCURS ALONG THE STEEP RANGE FRONT FAULT WHERE SILICIFICATION CAN BE SEEN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET EACH WAY ALONG THE FAULT TRACE. ABOUT 600 FT UP THE WASH TO THE EAST, CINNABAR OCCURS IN A SILICIFIED ZONE ALONG A N 10 W FAULT STRUCTURE. MINERALIZATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1990 | Skurski, M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Moyer, Lorre A. (Marcus, S.M.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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