| Deposit ID | 60001665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002910 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Manhattan District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.03422, 38.54993 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manhattan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Model code | 172 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a |
| Deposit model name | Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 15 |
| (1) | -117.03422, 38.54993 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | NE SETS OF FAULTS; EW SETS; OVERTHRUST AND ORE BODIES TREND NW |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | ANTLER BELT. THRUST FAULT; E-W FOLDING (PALEO), ANTICLINES OVERTURNED TON. GENTLE N. DIP TO TER BEDS. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Discoverer | John C. Humphry |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | MANHATTAN DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SUMMA CORP. |
FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DIST., NEV.: USGS BULL. 723, 162 P
FERGUSON, H.G., AND CATHCART, S. H. 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE ROUND MOUNTAIN QUAD, NEV.: USGS GEOL QUAD. MAP, GQ-40
EMMONS, W.H., AND GARREY, G H, 1907, NOTES ON MANHATTEN DIST.; USGS BULL. 303 P. 84-92
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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