| Deposit ID | 10310326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00282 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lantern-Bullion Monarch Mines Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Exodus, North Lantern, South Lantern, NW Extension, High Desert |
| Related records | 10055212 |
| Point of reference | Geographic coordinates: | Elevation | UTM | Precision | Relative position | Point location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -116.35593, 40.92296 (WGS84) | 1840 | The Lantern-Bullion Monarch Mine deposits are located about one mile northwest of Main Carlin Mine.\n | ||||
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| -116.34084, 40.92228 (WGS84) | 1845 | |||||
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 035N | 050E | 09 10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 173 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a.1 |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Au |
| Mark3 model number | 17 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock type qualifier | Interbedded and silty | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roberts Mountains Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -116.35593, 40.92296 | |
|---|---|---|
| (2) | -116.34084, 40.92228 |
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The N50W striking Castle Reef fault is one of several major Carlin district northwest faults that have complex kinematics, frequently displaying evidence of multiple stages of recurrent normal, oblique, and apparent strike-slip movement. |
| General form | tabular to irregular |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Lynn District |
|---|---|
| District name | Carlin Trend |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
| Area name | Elko Administrative District |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newmont Mining Corp. |
| Year | 2004 |
Bureau of Land Management, 1991, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Betze Project.
Mcfarlane, D. N., 1991, Gold Production on the Carlin Trend, in Buffa, R. and Coyner, A., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits of the Great Basin - Field Trip Guidebook Compendium, The Geological Society Of Nevada, Reno, p. 841-843.
NBMG, 1994, MI-1993-MI-2003
Bonham and Hess (1995).
NBMG Bull. 111.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | The Lantern and Bullion Monarch orebodies are Carlin-type gold deposits in the central Carlin trend. The Lantern, West Carlin, and Perry (Peregrine) deposits are aligned along the N50W strike of the Castle Reef fault. Most of the gold occurs in a zone at the base of the pit where 2 or more north-trending faults intersect. This zone curves to the west in the base of the pit and is truncated at its north end by a cross-cutting structure which is apparently unmineralized. Deposit is tightly structurally controlled. Gold occurs in the fault gouge associated with arsenic, and silicification and jasperoid development. Mineralizing fluids are thought to be post-faulting, having traveled along pre-existing fracture system. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-2004 | LaPointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Editor | 01-SEP-2007 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | Converted from S&A FileMaker format to Oracle. Edit checks on rocks, units, and ages with Geolex search, and other fields. |
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