Star Peak mine, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Star Peak mine | Mine |
| Imlay Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 31' 3'' North , 118° 11' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 10.9km |
| Imlay | 171 (2011) | 16.2km |
| Lovelock | 1,878 (2017) | 44.7km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 63.4km |
Sec 32 T31N R34E. Goold and Silver
Structure: Complexly Faulted Anticline
Deposit: Ore occurs in two veins in limestone overlain by rhyolite flows. Quartz vein 0.5-1 m wide, striking N 50e, dip 40 nw, exposed for 200 m by workings and pits. Vein cuts prida ark-ose and argillite resting on rhyolite porphyry of koipato. Go--666 shows fault contact on north but no evidence in outcrop on-e way or the other. Property is comprised of 6 claims, 2 of which are patented with mill tailings on public land. Developed by 9 200- ft vertical shaft and adit 750 feet long, located on two veins. Property has been idle since 1917. In 1934-36 tailings from the early operation were leached with cyanide producing some gold and silver. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Development: Original work probably in 1800's. Produced 1913-1916. Tailings leached in 1936. Aerial tram carried ore to canyon.- no recent work; no obvious claim stakes (1984). Property has been idle since 1917.
Geology: Ore occurs in limestone overlain by rhyolite flows.
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5 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103883 |
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