Deposit ID | 10044016 |
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MRDS ID | M231331 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Elko-Lander Prospect |
Geographic coordinates: | -117.13901, 40.54712 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1966 |
Relative position | 13 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Lander |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 21 | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Bismuth | Secondary |
Lead | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Galena | Ore |
Pyrite | Ore |
Result | ORE CARRIED $40 PER TON, IN AU, AG IN 1912 |
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Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
(1) | -117.13901, 40.54712 |
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Type | Description | Terms |
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Regional | Thrust Faults | |
Local | Ne-Trending Folds And Faults |
General form | TABULAR |
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Strike | N10W |
Dip | 80W |
Thickness | 0.61M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | <1912 |
Year of first production | 1928 |
District name | Battle Mountain District |
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Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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Type | Owner-Operator |
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Owner | Adams, Charles |
First year | 1928 |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231331 |
HILL, J.A., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA; USGS BULL 594
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO, NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.
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 459B.
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VEIN PARALLELS BEDDING IN QUARTZITE |
Deposit | DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT AND A TUNNEL IN 1912, AND LATER, A SHAFT. CHARLES ADAMS SHIPPED 20 TONS OF GOLD-BISMUTH ORE IN 1928 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |