| Deposit ID | 10103943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231371 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plumas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nichlas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.11845, 40.5549 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | 15 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | OXIDIZED ORE RAN $10-$12/TON IN GOLD IN EARLY DAYS. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation;Scott Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation;Scott Canyon Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -117.11845, 40.5549 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Fault (Plumas Fault) |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20W |
| Dip | 60W |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231371 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV: U.S.B.M. MINF. CIRC. 7043.
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN N.E. CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 594
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS |
| Deposit | IT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 1860'S AND WAS WORKED SPORADICALLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN EARLY 1900'S. 18 CARLOADS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED IN 1934. PRODUCTION WAS ABOUT 800 TONS ORE AVG. $20 PER TON. IN 1938, THE PROPERTY WAS UNDER OPTION TO THE SAN-MIGUEL-NEVADA MINES, BUT WAS INACTIVE . MOST EXTENSIVE WORKINGS WERE ON THE 6100 AND 6245-FOOT LEVELS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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