Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Lead

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045096
MRDS ID M232758
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Area May Be Covered In Part By Frenchman Or Eyraud Claims
Related records 10198449

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.27624, 41.16933 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 042E 17 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 17; ON S. SIDE OF RIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

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 > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Osgood Mtns. Stock
    Rock description Osgood Mtns. Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.27624, 41.16933

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.COM: SMALL AMOUNT OF GALENA IN LIMESTONE ON DUMP

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potosi

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 6.1M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232758

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS INCLUDE A 50-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 20-FT. OPEN CUT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey