| Deposit ID | 10095741 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241543 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moriah Prospect |
| Related records | 10198209 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.72805, 37.11331 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunflower Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clover Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Muddy(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 009S | 065E | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.72805, 37.11331 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Vigo Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241543 |
TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, APRIL 4, 1984.
TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, NBMG BULL 73, PL. 2.
MEADOW VALLEY MOUNTAINS G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUFF-COLORED FLAGGY SANDY SILTSTONE WITH HEMATITE OXIDATION RINGS ALONG BEDDING AND FRACTURE SURFACES, MOSTLY RED TO LIGHT BROWN COLORS, WITH SOME PURPLE. POSSIBLY GOLD-BEARING CARBONACEOUS SHALE. |
| Deposit | PILES OF BURNED TRASH AT SITE; LOOKS AS IF COPPER-OR ALUMINUM WIRE/TRASH HAS BEEN BURNED TO REMOVE INSULATION; ACTIVITY UNRELATED TO MINERAL OCCURRENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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