Ohio Mines Corporation Tokop Group, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ohio Mines Corporation Tokop Group | Mine |
| Tokop Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 18' 4'' North , 117° 15' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 45.3km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 60.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Belle Brandon, Blue Ribbon, Gold Ridge, Gold Bridge, Haidee, Summit,; Summit Fraction, Aspen, Mogul, Paymaster, Upland, L.V. & T.,; Champion, Xray, Cyrano, Chanticler, Blue Bird, See More,; Fourth of September, Coo-Koo, Gold Crest, Tiger,; Gold Rock and Prairie Queen Claims; Xray, Marian, Naomi, Byron Allen Claims; NBMG Sample Sites 1178, 1179
Deposit: 9 well-defined veins, parallel.-summit claim vein, finney vein, dunfee vein, gold crest claim vein, tiger claim vein, vein on blue ribbon and gold rock claims, xray claim vein, belle brandon vein. (another report says 14 distinct veins on the claims. All are quartz veins filling fault fissures in both limestone and quartz porphyry
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: Ore shipments ran $16.80-$31.00/ton (in 1930). Most important development was from the dunfee shaft on the blue ribbon vein. Owned in 1920 by les champ d'or french gold mining co. Ltd. (mt. Vernon m. & m. Co.). Last work done by them was in 1914 ; active exploration (dirlling, mapping, sampling) ongoing in 1983
Geology: Est. Reserves 60,480 tons., $9.85/ton (1930) from belle brandon vein
Rock formation(s): Wyman
Ore(s): Faults
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104124 |
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