 | | Report (issue) | | __ a-—™ UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Y ol. XLI DECEMBER 1947 No. 9 G EOLOGY A N D M IN IN G... 46 lineral Resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties T heodore D . O verton M ining Engineer...Engineer N evada State Bureau of Mines JNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Vol. XL I DECEMBER 1947 No. 9 GEOLOGY...of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties By D. O verton M ining Engineer Nevada State Bureau of Mines T...Topography, Geology and Mineral Resources.. Douglas County— Location and Topography.. Geology and Ore Deposits |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RENO 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NEVADA, with a comprehensive bibliography by Gary R............................. Cornstock epithermal vein type................................ Epithermal...Figure 1. Location map of mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................Known production from mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................of mineral deposits in mining districts of the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada....................... | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Book | | f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered |  | Saunders, James A., Mathur, Ryan, Kamenov, George D., Shimizu, Toru, Brueseke, Matthew E. (2016) New isotopic evidence bearing on bonanza (Au-Ag) epithermal ore-forming processes. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (1) 1-11 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0623-y | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ore-forming constituents: (1) a shallow geothermal system that not only provides the bulk of water for the...magmatic fluids prior to encountering the geothermal system. The latter is most Editorial handling: B. Lehmann...36849, USA 2 Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA 3 ...Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 4 Magma-hydrothermal deposits Research Group, Geological...Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA consistent with ore textures that indicate physical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Miocene bonanza epithermal ores from northern Nevada, USA James A. Saunders 1 & Michelle Burke 2 & Matthew...nanoparticles formed in the evolving ore-forming system are not well-constrained and warrants more study...handling: B. Lehmann * James A. Saunders 1 Auburn, AL, USA 2 Department of Geology and Environmental Earth...University, 118 Shideler Hall,, Oxford, OH 45056, USA 3 Department of Geology, Kansas State University...University, 108 Thompson Hall,, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA they must be dispersed in a stable manner in another |  | | Report (issue) | | THE TRIASSIC TO JURASSIC MAGMATIC ARC OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA by Jeff L. Doebrich 1 ,...Open-File Report 96-9 Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology This report is preliminary...School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0047 'Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MS...MS 178, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0088 'U.S. Geological Survey, Retired, 8920 West 2nd....................................... Yerington System .............................................. |  | Saunders, J. A., Unger, D. L., Kamenov, G. D., Fayek, M., Hames, W. E., Utterback, W. C. (2008) Genesis of Middle Miocene Yellowstone hotspot-related bonanza epithermal Au–Ag deposits, Northern Great Basin, USA. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (7) 715-734 doi:10.1007/s00126-008-0201-7 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | epithermal Au–Ag deposits, Northern Great Basin, USA J. A. Saunders & D. L. Unger & G. D. Kamenov & M...Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, USA e-mail: saundja@auburn.edu G. D. Kamenov Department...Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA M. Fayek Department of Geological Sciences, University...89445, USA Present address: D. L. Unger Victoria Resources, 240 S. Rock Blvd., Reno, NV 89502, USA textures...where they grew large enough to aggregate along vein walls. Silica and gold colloids have been reported |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten Street, Reno, Nevada 89503 Abstract...deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several superimposed...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are overlain...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...alteration (deep low-sulfidation) developed coeval with vein deposition. Epidote-bearing propylitic alteration |  | | Report (issue) | | Rocks in Parts of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 936 ...Rocks in Parts of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada By DONALD H. WHITEBREAD GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...rocks in parts of the Virginia City quadrangle, Nevada. (Geological Survey Professional Paper 936) Bibliography:...Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.-Nevada-Storey Co. 2. Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.-Nevada-Lyon Co. 3. Geology, StratigraphicMiocene...Metamorphism (Geology) 5. Geochemistry-Nevada-Storey Co. 6. Geochemistry-Nevada-Lyon Co. I. Title. II. Series: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | g{x Spring Creek Area Last Chance Mining District Plumas County, California Gail E. Dunning 773 Durshire...1905 and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper and...mineral species in a complex polymetallic quartz vein system, including bismutoferrite, bismutostibiconite...Minerals collected at that time included bornite, chalcopyrite and molybdenite in a fractured quartz matrix...minerals are recorded in the literature from Plumas County. Smith (1970) recorded trace amounts of the element |  | | Report (issue) | | geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...many places contain deposits of pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite. These deposits are often ...nickel-plus-copper in the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of...in 1 Pennsylvania are of this type. Hydrothermal vein deposits may also contain significant amounts i...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystals $3,500 - Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. GOLD—1...crystals $3,200 - Ma dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. KRISTALLE.............. 28 by Peter B. Leavens The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada................38 by Wendell E. Wilson and John S. White, Jr. Mining Claims for the Mineral Collector.................Nev. 89503 Introduction The Copper Mountain mining district, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, was active |  | | Report (issue) | | Deposits-Part I The Goldfield Gold District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada By ROGER P. ASH LEY The Tonopah...Precious-metal District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada By ROGER P. ASH LEY The Republic Gold District, Ferry...Ferry County, Washington By MORTIMER H. STMTZ and ROBERT C. PEARSON The Comstock Lode Precious-metal District...District, Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada By WILLIAM C. BAGBY and ROGER P. ASH LEY U.S. GEOlOGICAl...1857H 1 Gold ores-Nevada 2 Gold ores-Wash1ngton-Ferry County 3 Hydrothermal deposits-Nevada 4 Hydrothermal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA; E-Mail: saundja@auburn.edu; Tel.: +1-334-844-4884...sulfidation (LS) epithermal deposits in the western USA often show evidence of the former presence of nanoparticle-sized...naumannite (Ag2Se). Here it is proposed that chalcopyrite also forms nanoparticles in these ores, but...textures (e.g., no textural evidence of previous chalcopyrite nanoparticles). Textures described here show...bonanza veins typical of many western USA epithermal deposits. Chalcopyrite is the most abundant metal-sulfide |  | Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, Donald, Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., Yeend, W.E. (1988) Metallogeny and major mineral deposits of Alaska. Open-File Report Vol. 1988 (88-73) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr8873 | Report (issue) | | Francisco, California Brian K. Jones, Bear Creek Mining, Kennecott Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska lan M...Brooks Range ........................ 5 Sulfide Vein Deposits, Northwestern Brooks Range ................ 6 Vein, Skarn, and Porphyry Deposits, Central Brooks Range ............ 9 Skarn, Vein, and Porphyry...11 Sn Vein, Skarn, and Grelsen Deposits ................................ 11 Polymetalllc Vein and Porphyry...Deposits ............................. 12 Au Quartz Vein Deposits ...................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science...Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA; burkeml2@miamioh.edu Correspondence: saundja@auburn.edu;...discovery of the bonanza Au-Ag deposit in the mid-1980s Nevada, and the previous work on the “gold colloid theory”...systems. Further, Herrington and Wilkinson [15] Nevada, and the discovery of nanoparticulate textures...many Tertiary bonanza epithermal ores in northern Nevada, and have been interpreted have been observed in |  | | Report (issue) | | description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~----------------- Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County -- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 he White Pine mine and adjacent town of White Pine are located about...Lake Superior in the western part of Ontonagon County, Michigan. The area is accessible by Michigan Highway...to 500 feet in elevation above Lake Superior. The mine lies within a belt of copper-bearing Precambrian...that are situated to the east and northeast of the mine. The host rock for the White Pine deposit is a series...when underground operations were suspended. The mine has 13 square miles of underground workings and |  | | Report (issue) | | age, as mapped by Moffit 1 in the Chistochina district. » Moffit, F. H., U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 498...valley of Slate Creek. This appears to be one of a system, of parallel faults that extend in an east-west...dikes that cut the platinum-bearing conglomerates. MINING. The output of gold on Slate Creek in 1917 is...to bring about. In 1917 the principal productive mining was on Slate Creek, where two hydraulic plants...a number of outfits were mining on a small scale. The M. E. W. Gold Mining Co., operated by J. M. Elmer |  | | Report (issue) | | INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL SUMMARIES for NEVADA U.S. Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study...the U.S. Government iMenlo Park, CA 94025 1990 Nevada Briefing Book U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS IN NEVADA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14....Rock Canyon High Rock Lake Ireteba Peaks Job Peak Jumbo Springs Kawich La Madre Mountains Lime Canyon Little...Worthington Mountains Yellow Rock Canyon Page ii Nevada Briefing Book U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau |  | | Report (volume) | | buildings at Kennecott, Alaska. The Kennecott district Cu-Ag mines in the Wrangell Mountains were some...to 1938. See deposit description for Kennecott district (number 30 for southern Alaska). Copyrighted drawing...Francisco, California Brian K. Jones, Bear Creek Mining, Kennecott Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska Ian M...for lode and placer mineral deposits by private mining exploration companies. During the same period,...models are for metamorphosed sulfide, Cu-Ag quartz vein, felsic-plutonic U lode, and placer Sn deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract The Comstocklode, a world-classpreciousmetal vein depositin the...Comstockdistrict 15 mi (24 km) southeastof Reno,Nevada,formed 13.7 Ma in Mioceneeruptiverocksof the Alta...million kg) in silvercame largelyfrom bonanzas,or vein segmentscontaininghundredsof thousands to millionsof...depositedwithin this volcano froma +200øChydrothermal system thataffectedmorethan37 mi3 (150 km3)of rock. At...imposedon Comstockdistrictrocks.The Comstocklode vein assemblage, which resultedfrom the youngest andonly |  | | Report (issue) | | LODE MINING IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. By CHARLES W. WRIGHT. INTRODUCTION. The results of the developments...The Ketchikan district, the most active in these advances, is now an established mining center. In the...the Juneau district considerable progress has been made, though much looked-for development did not materialize...materialize. Mining interest in the Sitka district was renewed by the discoveries and successful explorations...Cape Edward, on Chichagof Island, but no important mine improvements are to be noted in either the Wrangell |
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