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Miss Nevada Claim

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044037
MRDS ID M231356
Record type Site
Current site name Miss Nevada Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.07761, 40.61796 (WGS84)
Elevation 1905
Relative position 8 MILES WSW OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NEV
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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 043E 25 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE NW OF BUCKINGHAM CAMP

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3 STRINGERS OF ORE IN THE FACE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ/TON AU AND 22.6 OZ/TON AG
Result 13.5% PB AND 28.5% ZN.

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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.07761, 40.61796
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Thrust Faults
Local Ne-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 40NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Year of first production 1925

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. Nevada Mines Co.
    First year 1954
  • Type Owner
    Owner C. And R. Nevada Mines Co.
    First year 1954

Comments on the production information

  • LESS THAN $5000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION

Comments on development

  • WORKED IN THE EARLY 1900'S AND WAS LATER REOPENEIN LATE 1954 BY C. AND R. NEVADA MINES CO.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231356

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.

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.

  • Production

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN WAS WORKED IN THE EARLY 1900'S, AND WAS LATER REOPENED IN LATE 1954 BY THE C AND R NEVADA MINES CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Reporter information

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