Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10044086 |
| MRDS ID |
M231412 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Blue Nose Mine |
| Alternate or previous names |
Borredo, Borrego, Harmon, Sizemone
|
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-116.84816, 40.43323 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
2460 |
| Relative position |
18 MILES SSE OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NEVADA |
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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 |
030N |
046E |
31 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- ON RIDGE BETWEEN LEWIS & KRUM CANYONS: 1/2 MI. N. DEAN MINE
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Antimony |
Primary |
| Silver |
Primary |
| Gold |
Tertiary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Stibnite |
Ore |
Alteration
-
(Local)
Argillic, Sericitic, Of Dikes At Mine
Analytical data
| Result |
DUMP SAMPLES-. 8 TO 1% O TO .04 OZ GU |
| Result |
9 TO 130 OZ AG. |
Mineral occurrence model information
| Model code |
180 |
| USGS model code |
27d |
| Deposit model name |
Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Ordovician |
|
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Metasedimentary Rock
> Quartzite |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Clastic Sedimentary Rock
> Shale |
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth |
Ore body information
| Strike |
N20W |
| Dip |
65-70W |
| Width |
1.52M
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- VEIN 12 TO 60 INCHES WIDE INSHEAR ZONE
