| Deposit ID | 10084972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700398 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Sammy Creek Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Springs |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.97315, 41.56518 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES N. OF JERRITT CANYON MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McAfee Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 042N | 053E | 02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 172 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a |
| Deposit model name | Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 15 |
| (1) | -115.97315, 41.56518 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1987 |
| District name | Independence Mountains; Tuscarora |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Independence Mining Co., Inc. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 702000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700398 |
STAFF, 1988, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1987: NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 84 P.
USDA FOREST SERVICE, 1987, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - BIG SPRINGS PROJECT, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA.
METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, 1987, A STUDY OF ACTIVE U.S. GOLD MINES: BOULDER, CO, PP. 68-72
BONHAM, H.F.JR, AND HESS, R. H., 1993, MAJOR PRECIOUS-METAL DEPOSITS, IN THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY 1992, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPECIAL PUB., MI-1992, P18
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1988, FEBRUARY, P.65
MI-1992
MI 1992 (NBMG)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NORTH SAMMY CREEK IS ONE OF THREE DEPOSITS WHICH COMPRISE THE BIG SPRINGS MINE DEVELOPED BY FREEPORT-MCMORAN GOLD CO. (NOW INDEPENDENCE MINING CO.). SEE RECORDS W700399 (SOUTH SAMMY CREEK DEPOSIT) AND M242936 (MAC RIDGE DEPOSIT) FOR THE OTHER TWO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1988 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1993 | Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1993 | Marcus, Sue | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Marcus, S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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