NBMG Sample Site 1193

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047124
MRDS ID M242374
Record type Site
Current site name NBMG Sample Site 1193

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.29758, 37.26412 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008S 042E 07 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Sylvania Pluton
    Rock description Sylvania Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Wyman Canyon
    Rock description Wyman Canyon

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.29758, 37.26412

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tokop District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 VERTICAL SHAFTS, SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M242374

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 7 MAY 83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKING ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN SED. AND INTRUSION. METAMORPHOSED TO TACTITE, HORNFELS, SCHIST. QUARTZ VEIN FOLLOWED CONTACT, VUGS FILLED WITH EMEARAL CRYSTALS STAIN W/FE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology