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Bailey Day Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043983
MRDS ID M231296
Record type Site
Current site name Bailey Day Mine
Alternate or previous names Bailey Day and Angela Group
Related records 10310304

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.02872, 40.63129 (WGS84)
Elevation 1573
Relative position 5 MILES W 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 032N 044E 21 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE HAS AVERAGED 0.58 OZ AU/TON
Result 1.2 OZ AG/TON AND 1.2% CU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    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) -117.02872, 40.63129
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Thrust Faults Along Contact Of Harmony And Battle Formations
Local Nw-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW TO W
    Dip NNE MOD.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone; Favorable Lithology

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1934

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 97.54M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231296

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 ARNOLD, D. C., 1965

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey