| Deposit ID | 10097301 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242465 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alpine Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Paul 1, Paul 2 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.54203, 38.02827 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gilbert SE(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002N | 1314 PROJECTED FROM NORTH | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | 22 OZ/T AG, 0.55 OZ/T AU ASSAYS (PHARISS, P.102) |
|---|
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Reed |
| Rock description | Reed |
| (1) | -117.54203, 38.02827 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bedding Plane Faults; Low Angle Faults |
| Strike | NE (VEINS); N30W (ZONE) |
|---|---|
| Dip | 18 SW (ZONE) |
| Dip | 18 SW (ZONE) |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lone Mountain District; Alpine District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242465 |
PHARISS,E. I., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE DISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY NEVADA. M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, P. 101-103
SPURR,J.E., 1906, USGS PP 55
TINGLEY, J.V., 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION, OCTOBER, 1979.
NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 83-12, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIN NE-TRENDING VEINS OF DARK JASPEROID. SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ ENCOUNTERED ABOUT 30 FT BELOW SURFACE. DEPOSIT IS FORMED BY REPLACEMENT OF DOLOMITE NEAR IGNEOUS CONTACT. SOME ORE OCCURS ALONG MYLONITIZED BEDDING PLANES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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