Deposit ID | 10044047 |
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MRDS ID | M231366 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Northern Lights Deposit |
Geographic coordinates: | -117.02788, 40.60657 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1661 |
Relative position | 6 MILES WSW OF TWON OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV. |
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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 | 32N | 44E | 33 | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Copper | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcedony | Gangue |
Goethite | Gangue |
Hematite | Gangue |
Jarosite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Model code | 172 |
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USGS model code | 26a |
BC deposit profile | E03 |
Deposit model name | Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag |
Mark3 model number | 15 |
Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
Rock unit name | Unknown |
Rock description | Unknown |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
Rock unit name | Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation |
Rock description | Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
(1) | -117.02788, 40.60657 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Dewitt Thrust Fault |
General form | TABULAR |
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Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Battle Mountain |
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Ownership category | Private |
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Type | Operator |
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Owner | Battle Mountain Gold Co. |
Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231366 |
ROBERTS, R. J., AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS PROF. PAPER 459-B.
STEWART, J. H., MCKEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 88.
SCHMIDT, K. W., WOTRUBA, P. R., AND JOHNSON, S. D., 1988, GOLD-SILVER AND RELATED MINERALIZATION AT COPPER BASIN, NEVADA, IN GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA, SPECIAL PUBLICATION #8, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO.
PRE-1965 CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION: ROBERTS, R. J., AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS PROF. PAPER 459-B.
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |