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Irish Rose Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103940
MRDS ID M231346
Record type Site
Current site name Irish Rose Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.08372, 40.6099 (WGS84)
Elevation 1974
Relative position 8 MILES WSW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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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 36 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON SW SIDE OF COPPER BASIN AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Arsenic Secondary
Antimony Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE VARIED INGRADE
Result IN 1923, IT AVERAGED 0.0615 OZ/TON AU, 9.96 OZ/TON AG, 0.17% CU, 4% PB: RANGES OF GRADE USUALLY FELL WITHIN THESE LIMITS: 0.03-0.38 OZ/TON AU
Result 1.6-31.6 OZ/TON AG
Result 1.1-4.3% PB
Result 11.8 TO 33.6% AS
Result 16.2-20.4% S 22% FE. HIGH GOLD ASSAYS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED HIGH ARSENIC AND LOW AG ASSAYS.

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) 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) -117.08372, 40.6099
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Dewitt Thrust Fault
Local N-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N20W-N10E
    Dip 45-70W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone; Brecciated Zones

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Toulon Arsenic Co.,
    First year 1924
  • Type Owner
    Owner Toulon Arsenic, Co.,
    First year 1924

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 249.94M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, INCLINED SHAFT, STOPES

Comments on development

  • 12 CLAIMS WORKED SPORADICALLY FOR MANY YEARS IN EARLY DAYS WITH NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION. FROM 1922 TO 1924, IT WAS WORKED FOR ARSENIC BY THE TOULON ARSENIC CO. THE PROPERTY WAS IDLE FROM 1924 TO THE 1950'S.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231346

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.

  • 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.

  • Production

    ROBERTS, J.A. AND ARNOLD, 1965.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S
Deposit THESE 12 CLAIMS WERE WORKED SPORADICALLY FOR MANY YEARS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CAMP, WITH NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION. FROM 1922 TO 1924 IT WAS WORKED FOR ARSENIC BY THE TOULON ARSENIC CO. THE PROPERTY WAS IDLE FROM 1924 TO THE 1950'S. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN 820-FT ADIT AND AN INCLINED SHAFT, WITH SEVERAL STOPES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology