| Deposit ID | 10109771 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233177 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Olympic Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Omco, Royal George Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.89344, 38.60798 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 25 MI. NE OF MINA; 4 MI. N OF SIMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stewart Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 009N | 037E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Esmeralda | ||||||
| Rock description | Esmeralda | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| (1) | -117.89344, 38.60798 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N20w. Post-Mineral Faults Cut Vein |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40W |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Discoverer | James P. Nelson |
| District name | Bell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Olympic Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 68.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233177 |
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58
VANDERBURG, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6941
KNOPF, A., 1921, ORE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 725-H
LINCOLN, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISH. CO.
SIEBERT, FRED J., 1917, NEVADA'S LATEST GOLD DISTRICT; MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS MARCH 1917.
ROSS, D. C., 1961, TABLE 6.1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN 1 TO 7 FEET THICK, AVERAGING 4 FEET AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ AND SILICIFIED RHYOLITE. VEIN DIPS 40W AND FLATTENS AT DEPTH AND REVERSES TO 25E. THE BEST ORE IS CHALKY IN APPEARANCE WITH NO SIGN OF MINERALIZATION. TO THE WEST THE VEIN HAS BEEN CUT BY A FAULT, AND THE DISPLACED SEGMENT HAS BEEN LOST OF ERODED. THE GOLD IS FINELY DIVIDED AND DISSEMINATED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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