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NBMG Sample Site 1268

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Uranium, Zeolites
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095745
MRDS ID M241854
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 1268
Alternate or previous names Sg Claims, Felmont Oil Co Claims, Gold Money, Gold Money Nos 1-12, Waterhole Nos 1 and 2 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.72815, 38.11771 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Gate(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 038E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 48 CLAIMS AREA UNSURVEYED. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Zeolites Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Palmetto
    Rock description Palmetto

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.72815, 38.11771
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ VEINS CUT THE VOLCANICS, BOXWORKS, CRYSTALS AFTER CALCITE, DRUSY QUARTZ COATS VUGS AND FRACTURES, CALCEDONIC AND OPALINE SILICA COAT & CEMENT BRECCIA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gilbert (Desert) District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Felmont Oil Corp. (Locators) 1 Houston Ctr Suite 1109, 1221 Mckinney, Houston
    First year 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL VERTICLE SHAFTS, SURFACE CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, OCT. 29, 1980., "FELMONT AWARDED CLAIMS IN GILBERT MINING DISTRICT"

  • Deposit

    SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, SEPT 21, 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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