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Humboldt Claim

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Iron, Arsenic
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044026
MRDS ID M231343
Record type Site
Current site name Humboldt Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12734, 40.56629 (WGS84)
Elevation 1882
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 10 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • JUST EAST OF TOWNSITE OF GALENA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Arsenic Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    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 > Shale
  • 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) -117.12734, 40.56629
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Golconda Thrust, Dewitt Thrust, Antler Thrust
Local Nw And Ne-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 49.99M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231343

Bibliographic references

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND A DRIFT ABOUT 164 FEET LONG. DRIFT FOLLOWS A QUARTZ - SULFIDE VEIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology