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Silver Cresent Mine

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047276
MRDS ID M242553
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Cresent Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2636
Related records 10173470

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.11265, 40.8785 (WGS84)
Elevation 1560
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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 035N 034E 25 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2636 OF BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.3% CA, 0.05% TI, 100 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 500 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 200 PPM CD, 500 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 20000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN. AA ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWS 1.2 PPM AU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Auld Lang Syne Group
    Rock description Auld Lang Syne Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.11265, 40.8785
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone?, Igneous Contact?

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mill City District; Central District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS, SURFACE CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M242553

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/21/84; SAMPLE ANALYSES.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING HORNFELS; SMALL AREA OF DIORITE CROPS OUT EAST OF LOWER ADIT. VEIN AT LOCATION MONUMENT IS SHEARED WHITE QUARTZ WITH LARGE QUARTZ CRYSTALS IN VUGS AND FE-OXIDE STAINING ALONG FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey