| Deposit ID | 10104030 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233438 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Battle Creek Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Noonday, Friday, Crescent Claims Ruby Valley Claim, Galente No. 2. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.38228, 40.50436 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | E SLOPE OF RUBY RANGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ruby Dome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 030N | 058E;059E | 01;12;06;07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Model code | 60 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18c |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 22 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.38228, 40.50436 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N15 W. Fissure |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 45-60N |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45-60N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Ruby Valley (Smith Creek) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Friday Gold Mining Co. (Early 1900'S) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233438 |
HELL, JAMES M., (1916) NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648.
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
USGS LAMOILLE, NEVADA 1:62,500 QUADRANGLE 1962 (MAP)
SMITH, R.M.(1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENSES OF LIME SILICATE ROCK FORMED PARALLEL TO BEDDING ALONG OR NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT. |
| Deposit | THIS GROUP OF MINES/CLAIMS COVERS THE AREG OF S.SIDE OF MOUTH OF BATTLE CREEK: MYERS CREEK. THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS (9) ALSO IS KNOWN AS THE FRIDAY GROUP. PRODUCTION FROM THESE CLAIMS IS RECORDED INTERMITTENTLY, FROM 1908-1955. THE MAIN WORKINGS ARE A 400' ADIT IN LIMESTONE (MONBOLIZED) AND AN OPEN CUT MAIN ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, COPPER CARBONATES; CERUSITE, ANGLESITE AS COATINGS ON GALENA; SPHALERITE, LENSES OF LIME SILICATE ROCK PEMMED PARALLEL WITH THE BEDDING, ALONG OR NEAR THE INTRUSIVE CONTACT. THE FRIDAY GROUP WAS LOCATED IN 1906 AND ACQUIRED BY THE FRIDAY GOLD MINING CO. THE CRESCENT WORKINGS ARE ABOUT 1/4 MILE E. OF THE ADIT, AND CONSIST OF A SHALLOW SHAFT ON A VERTICAL FRACTURE TRENDING N.15 DEG W. CUTTING CRYSTALLINE WHITE LIMESTONE AND LIME SILICATE ROCK. COPPER CARBONATES ARE MINOR ALONG THIS FISSURE--SPECKS OF BORNITE, PRODUCTION OF VARYING AMOUNTS IS RECORDED FOR THE BATTLE CREEK GROUP-FRIDAY BATTLE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE--SEE SEPARATESHEET. THIS HIGHEST ONE GRADE SHIPPED |
| Deposit | FROM THE BATTLE CREEK GROUP SINCE 1949 WAS65% LEAD, AND 14.2% ZINC, AND 1.3 OZ SILVER FROM THE NOONDAY MINE MICA WAS MINEDFROM THE RUBY VALLEY CLAIM BY C.W. KENNEDY IN 1939-41. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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