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Commonwealth

Past Producer in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103928
MRDS ID M231141
Record type Site
Current site name Commonwealth
Alternate or previous names Union, Galena, Washoe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.79044, 39.34684 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position ADJACENT TO GALENA CR, IN PLEASANT VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washoe City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Truckee(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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 Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 019E 12 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.79044, 39.34684
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Walker Lane Fault System

Ore body information

  • Strike N60E
    Dip 55S
    Length 121.92M
    Width 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone, Cross-Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZED ZONE UNCONFORMABLY OVERLAIN BY KATE PEAK ANDESITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galena District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • A.J. AND R.S. HATCH ORGANIZED DISTRICT IN 1860, MILL AND SMELTER ERECTED, BOTH FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, INTEREST RENEWED 1906-07, ORE SHIPPED TO UTAH DURING 1924-26, AGAIN WORKED 1929-30, 14,624 TONS ORE SHIPPED 1943-45, SMALL LOTS ORE MINED THROUGH 1956, IDLE SINCE 1957. MINE NOW BEING USED AS A STUDENT MINE BY MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES. MINE LOCATED ON UNION PATENTED CLAIM (PATENT # 37,1874), OTHER CLAIMS: PROTECTOR, PROTECTOR NO. 2, WHY NOT, GALENA, FRANKLIN, FURNACE, FULTON, PLUS 10--ACRE MILLSITE (IN 1936) ALSO LAKEVIEW PATENT (M.S. 3551) OLD REPORTS ON FILE IN NBM&G FILES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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