| Deposit ID | 10109649 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060315 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | 56 Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2853 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.24487, 40.69656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1292 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Imlay(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 033E | 27 | W2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2853 SELECTED FROM PIT CONTAINS CU OXIDES AND SULFIDES AND ASSAYS 10 % FE, 0.15 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.02 % TI,- 300 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 200 PPM B, 5000 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 50-PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, +2000 PPM CU, 100 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 100 PP-M SB, 20 PPM SN, 300 PPM SR, 700 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -118.24487, 40.69656 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1856 |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060315 |
LEMMON, D.M., 1977, IN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
SCHILLING, 1962, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 2, P 38
TINGLEY, J.V., 1980, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9-15-84
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS HOSTED BY GRANODIORITE WHERE COPPER HAS BEEN DEPOSITED MOSTLY AS OXIDES AND SULFIDES IN FRACTURES A-ND JOINTS WITHIN THE GRANITE. THE SOURCE FOR THE PRIMARY MINER-ALIZATION IS NOT EVIDENT |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED IN 1856 AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY TO 1966. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-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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