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Zeke Deposit

Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310545
MRDS ID M242942
Record type Site
Current site name Zeke Deposit
Alternate or previous names Buckhorn South
Related records 10100754

Comments on the site identification

  • This record incorporates contains all information in earlier MRDS record M242942 for the Zeke Deposit plus additional updateds material.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.48425, 40.1588 (WGS84)
Elevation 1980
Relative position The Zeke property is approximately 50 miles southwest of Elko, Nevada, adjacent to the Buckhorn Mine on its south side.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckhorn Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 026N 049E 05 06 07 08 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • The Zeke property consists of 265 unpatented mining claims about 2 miles south of the Buckhorn Mine.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Materials: free gold

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock type qualifier basaltic flows
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock type qualifier fanglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form tabular to irregular

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Buckhorn District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Area name Battle Mountain District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Royal Gold Inc.
    Year 2006

Comments on other economic factors

  • In 1997, Buckhorn and Buckhorn South (Zeke) geologic reserves were reported to be 24 million tons of ore grading 0.046 opt Au. Reserves for the two deposits were not listed separately.

    In 2001 the Zeke property resource was listed as 2 million tons of material grading 0.056 ounces of gold per ton for a total of 112,000 contained ounces of gold, based on 10,400 feet of drilling done in 1984.
    Royal Gold reported that the property has a known mineralized material of 2.4 million tons, with an average grade of 0.046 opt, or approximately 110,000 contained ounces of gold.

Comments on development

  • In 1987, a more-than 5000-ft drill program was underway to define and confirm estimated reserves.
    Buckhorn South is a property of approximately 5,000 acres, subject to 265 unpatented mining claims, located approximately two miles south of the Buckhorn mine. AngloGold North America (formerly Independence Mining Company) was exploring Buckhorn South in 2001. Royal Gold holds a 14% net profits interest royalty on any production from the Buckhorn South property. The property has known mineralized material of 2.4 million tons, with an average grade of 0.046 opt, or approximately 110,000 contained ounces of gold. Whether some or all of this mineralization can be classified to proven and probable reserve status depends upon consideration of further drilling and metallurgical testing results, and application of economic and technical feasibility factors. Drilling about one mile south of the known Zeke deposit has discovered gold mineralization along a structural zone in Tertiary basalt, and to some extent in the Tertiary fanglomerate beneath the volcanic rocks. More drilling is needed to determine if a mineable gold deposit exists in this area, which has been referred to as the ?Royal Zone.?

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit The deposit occurs along the same north-trending structure as the Buckhorn Mine just to the north.
Drilling about one mile south of the known Zeke deposit has discovered gold mineralization along a structural zone in Tertiary basalt, and to some extent in the Tertiary fanglomerate beneath the volcanic rocks.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1988 LaPointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-2003 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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