Annie Blaine Claim

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Iron

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043979
MRDS ID M231292
Record type Site
Current site name Annie Blaine Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12873, 40.56712 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 09,10 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/4 MILE N. OF GALENA TOWNSITE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result GALENA SAMPLE ASSAYED 94% OX/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.12873, 40.56712

Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Antler And Dewitt Thrust Faults
Local N-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, POCKETS
    Strike N-S
    Dip 45 TO 60E
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1-2 FT. WIDE CRUSHED ZONE CONTAINS POCKETS OF IRON OXIDES, CERUSSITE & RELICT GALENA

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS ORE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 51.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, STOPING

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231292

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R. J. AND D. C. ARNOLD, (1965)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPECIFIC PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH SOME STOPING HAS BEEN DONE. ADIT 170 FT. LONG FOLLOWS FAULT ZONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology