Donna Leigh Claims? 1982, Near Canyonmouth

The Donna Leigh Claims? 1982, Near Canyonmouth is a manganese, silver, and barium-barite mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,551 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Donna Leigh Claims? 1982, Near Canyonmouth
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2314

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Primary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Buffalo Mountain Mining Area

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: STRATIFORM

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fractures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2314 OF MASSIVE MN ORE CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.7% MG, 1% CA, 0.07% TI, +500 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 2000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 200 PPM CO, 100 PPM CU, 100 PPM LA, 5 PPM MO, 200 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 100 PPM SN, 500 PPM SR, 700 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Rhodonite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT PIT. OTHERS IN THE VICINITY ARE SHOWN ON THE TOPO MAP.

Comment (Deposit): THE MASSIVE MN-OXIDE MINERALS OCCUR IN A ZONE UP TO 8 M THICK. THE NORTH (FOOTWALL) SIDE IS A QUARTZ-RICH ROCK THAT RESEMBLES QUARTZITE (RECRYSTALLIZED). THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ZONE IS MAINLY GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY, BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE QUARTZ-RICH ROCK IS PRESENT ALSO. THE ATTITUDE OF THE FOOTWALL CONTACT IS N 45 W, 75 SW. THE MANGANESE ZONE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LATERALLY EXTENSIVE; POSSIBLY IT IS CUT OUT BY FAULTS OR DIKES.

Comment (Location): ON NW SIDE OF BUFFALO MOUNTAIN . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 25 JUL 84.

Reference (Deposit): MARSH, S.P. AND ERICKSON, R.L., 1978, USGS MAP GQ-1407.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, V.I. P. 96.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, P. 93.

Nevada Gold

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