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Rock Creek Property

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310575
Record type Site
Current site name Rock Creek Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.60354, 40.84376 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650
Relative position The Rock Creek property is located about 10 miles northeast of the town of Battle Mountain.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Creek Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rock(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
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 048E 06 07 08 09 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • The Rock Creek property is located on the southeast flank of the Sheep Creek Range northeast of Battle Mountain,

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Materials: gold
  • Gangue Materials: opaline silica

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Opal Ore
Silica Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock type qualifier latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Rock type qualifier tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sedimentary Breccia
    Rock type qualifier brecciated quartz
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.60354, 40.84376
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form blanket to irregular

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciated zone in volcanic tuff

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Unnamed district NE of Battle Mountain

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Area name Battle Mountain BLM Administrative District
Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Altaur Gold Explorations, Inc.
    Year 1997

Comments on other economic factors

  • In 1997 the property was reported to contain a resource of at least 800,000 of material grading 0.045 ounces of gold per ton.

Comments on development

  • The property consists of 52 claims located in 1983-85 by Sam Bida and Leon Belaustegui.
    In 1997 Altaur Gold optioned a 60% interest in the Rock Creek gold property from Brancote U.S. Inc. Previous exploration on the property outlined a gold resource of approximately 800,000 tons grading 0.045 opt in a zone of brecciated quartz at the south end of the claims. Current exploration is focused on possible deeper-seated gold mineralization indicated by opaline alteration with strongly anomalous mercury on the northern part of the claim block.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Stewart, H. J., McKee, E. H., and Stager, H. K., 1977, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada; Nev. Bur. Mines and Geol. Bull. 88.

  • Deposit

    Altaur Gold press release, 3/6/97.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A gold resource of approximately 800,000 tons grading 0.045 opt has been outlined in a zone of brecciated quartz in volcanic tuff at the south end of the claims. Current exploration is focused on possible deeper-seated gold mineralization indicated by opaline silica alteration with strongly anomalous mercury on the northern part of the claim block.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-2006 La Pointe, 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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