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Volcano Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Uranium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046994
MRDS ID M242231
Record type Site
Current site name Volcano Mine
Alternate or previous names Promethus Claim, Bico Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.46917, 35.80639 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 3 MILES SW OF GOODSPRINGS
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025S 058E 3 NW4 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • EAST EDGE OF TABLE MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Primary
Lead Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore

Analytical data

Result BACKGROUND=10 CPS, HIGH=30CPS-PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROZINCITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Birdsprings (Yellow Pine Member)
    Rock description Birdsprings (Yellow Pine Member)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.46917, 35.80639
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Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeability Of Dolomite

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Campbell, Allen S.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Beck, C. A.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL EXPLORATION ADITS AND SHAFTS. IN AN AREA 200 FT IN DIAMETER ON THE VOLCANO CLAIM, AND SHALLOW TUNNELS AND OPEN CUTS EXPLORING SMALL SHOOTS ON THE PROMETHEUS CLAIM.

Comments on development

  • ABOUT 300 TONS (10 CAR LOADS) OF LEAD-ZINC ORE HAS BEEN SHIPED.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M242231

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RAD. MIN. OCC. OF NEV., NBMG, BULL 81, P. 33.

  • Deposit

    HEWITT, P.F., 1931, GEOL. AND MID. DEP. OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., NEV., USGS, PP 162, P. 149.

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOL. MIN. DEP. OF CLARK CO., NEV., NBMG, BULL 62, P. 198.

  • Production

    10 CARLOADS (300 TONS) OF PB-ZN ORE SHIPPED FROM VOLCANO CLAIM, AND 20 TONS OF PB ORE AND 70 TONS OF ZN ORE FROM THE PROMETHEUS CLAIM.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE SHOOTS PARALLEL TO BEDDING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAR-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) U.S. Geological Survey