| Deposit ID | 10103883 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060329 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Star Peak Mine 1984 |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Sites 2523, 2524 |
| Related records | 10125018 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.18848, 40.51767 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2804 |
| Relative position | AT HEAD OF ANTELOPE & STAR CANYONS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Star Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 034E | 20,29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE 2523 SELECT DUMP OF VEIN QUARTZ, CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.02 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.002 % TI, 50 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 7-0 PPM BA, 6.8 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 500 PPM CU, 70 PPM MO, 7 P-PM NI, 1500 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, 10 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN. SAMPLE -2524, SELECT JASPEROID AND ARGILLITE FROM CUTS CONTAINS 2 % FE-, 1 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 10 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 500 PPM -AS, 150 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 70 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, -50 PPM LA, 100 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 7 PP-M SC, 1000 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZN, 200 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.18848, 40.51767 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Complexly Faulted Anticline |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E +/- 10 |
| Dip | 40 NW |
| Length | 200M |
| Width | 1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Imlay District; Eldorado District; Humboldt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hart, J. H. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 228.6M |
| Overall depth | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060329 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM 1C6902
SIRDEVAN, W.H., 1913; UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE STAR PEAK MINE, IMLAY MINING DISTRICT, PERSHING CO; NEVADA
BONHAM, H.F., JR., 5 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
SILBERLING, S. J. AND WALLACE, B. E., 1967, USGS MAP GO-666.
VANDERBURG W.O., 1936
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN TWO VEINS IN LIMESTONE OVERLAIN BY RHYOLITE FLOWS. QUARTZ VEIN 0.5-1 M WIDE, STRIKING N 50E, DIP 40 NW, EXPOSED FOR 200 M BY WORKINGS AND PITS. VEIN CUTS PRIDA ARK-OSE AND ARGILLITE RESTING ON RHYOLITE PORPHYRY OF KOIPATO. GO--666 SHOWS FAULT CONTACT ON NORTH BUT NO EVIDENCE IN OUTCROP ON-E WAY OR THE OTHER. |
| Deposit | PROPERTY IS COMPRISED OF 6 CLAIMS, 2 OF WHICH ARE PATENTED WITH MILL TAILINGS ON PUBLIC LAND. DEVELOPED BY 9 200- FT VERTICAL SHAFT AND ADIT 750 FEET LONG, LOCATED ON TWO VEINS. PROPERTY HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1917. IN 1934-36 TAILINGS FROM THE EARLY OPERATION WERE LEACHED WITH CYANIDE PRODUCING SOME GOLD AND SILVER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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