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Whisky Canyon Prospect

Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100738
MRDS ID M231414
Record type Site
Current site name Whisky Canyon Prospect
Alternate or previous names Celestine H3neal, Treasure Vault, Mastodon, Purple Mask

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.88788, 40.44101 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position 15 MILES S. OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crippen Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 045E 26,27 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN WHISKY CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result .01 TO .63 OZ/TON AU
Result .95 TO 1.67 OZ/TON AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Quarte Monzonite
    Rock description Quarte Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Valmy Formation;Antler Peak Limestone
    Rock description Valmy Formation;Antler Peak Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.88788, 40.44101
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roberts Mtns. Thrust, At Depth.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersection Of Yankey Fault-Vein With Whisky Canyon Thrust

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lewis District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Co.

Comments on development

  • CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED BY NORANDA CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1969, RECONNAISSANCE REPORT, MENDIVE CLAIMS, WHISKY CANYON AREA, LANDER CO. NEV UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE
Deposit THIS PROSPECT ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL OLDER CLAIMS, ONE OF WHICH (TREASURE VAULT) HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEPARATELY. THE PROSPECT IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED FOR AU-AG POTENTIAL BY NORANDA CO., AND DRILLING OPERATIONS ARE UNDER WAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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