| Deposit ID | 10098619 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232727 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ohio Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ohio, Scioto, Ajax, Sucker, Buckeye, and Pride of the Valley Claims, Ohio Eagle, Silver Wave, NBMG Sample Site 2625. |
| Related records | 10270815 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.71431, 41.64377 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 51 MILES BY ROAD FROM WINNEMUCCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Rock Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Quinn River Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 038E | 32,33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Copper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VARIABLE, BUT 0.2 OZ AU AND/0 OZ AG/TON ARE COMMON. SAMPLE 2625 OF BRECCIATED WHITE VEIN QUARTZ WITH SPOTS CU OX STAIN, SPRAYS OF MALACHITE, SOME CHRYSOCOLLA, GALEN-A, PYRITE, CHALCOCITE, SPHALERITE AND NATIVE SILVER GLOBULES I-N MALACHITE, CONTAINS 1 % FE, 0.005 % TI, 150 PPM MN, 700 PPM -AG, 2000 PPM AS, 5.9 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 15 PPM B, 10 PPM- BI, 700 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 2000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 700 PPM -ZN. |
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| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Winnemucca Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Winnemucca Formation | ||||
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| (1) | -117.71431, 41.64377 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reg.Struct: Folding And Faulting |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E |
| Dip | 20 TO 40 E |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 106.68M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1934 |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| District name | Rebel Creek District (New Goldfield Mining District) |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232727 |
CARPENTER, J. A., 1934, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE OHIO MINE IN THE REBEL CREEK MINING DISTRICT, ON FILE AT THE NEV. BUREAU OF MINES ALONG WITH OTHER CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE OHIO MINE.
TINGLEY, J. V., 19 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
CARPENTER, J. A., 1934.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ADIT FOLLOWS ROLLING BUT FLAT-DIPPING CRUSHED QUARTZ VEIN IN PHYLLITIC SHALE. VEIN MATERIAL OCCURS AS PODS AND LEN-TICULAR MASSES ALONG WALLROCK FOLIATION. QUARTZ VEIN IS SHEARE-D AND FE-OX STAINED. DRIFT TRENDS N30W, SCHISTOSITY HERE IS FL-AT IN BACK BUT ROLLS TO ABOUT 35 NE ON RIGHT RIB. ONE-FOOT-THI-CK MASS OF VEIN QUARTZ ON THE HANGING WALL; ABOUT 0.5 FT ON TH-E FLOOR. SMALL AMOUNT OF STOPING UP DIP TO THE WEST.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: COMSTOCK EPITHERMAL VEIN. |
| Deposit | AW GROUP OF 6 PATENTED CLAIMS. MAIN VEIN WAS DEVELOPED 300 FT. ALONG STRIKE. AND 350 FT. DOWN DIP BY OPEN STOPES, DRIFTS AND PITS, WITH CONSIDERABLE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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