Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on Platinum-Group-Element (PGE) potential of the Humboldt mafic complex

Alan R. Wallace; Steve Ludington; Mark J. Mihalasky; Stephen G. Peters; Ted G. Theodore; David A. Ponce; David A. John; Byron R. Berger; Michael L. Zientek; Gary B. Sidder; Robert A. Zierenberg

doi:10.3133/b2218

Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on Platinum-Group-Element (PGE) potential of the Humboldt mafic complex

Bulletin 2218

By: Alan R. Wallace, Steve Ludington, Mark J. Mihalasky, Stephen G. Peters, Ted G. Theodore, David A. Ponce, David A. John, Byron R. Berger, Michael L. Zientek, Gary B. Sidder, and Robert A. Zierenberg

https://doi.org/10.3133/b2218

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Abstract

The Humboldt River Basin is an arid to semiarid, internally drained basin that covers approximately 43,000 km2 in northern Nevada. The basin contains a wide variety of metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits and occurrences, and, at various times, the area has been one of the Nation's leading or important producers of gold, silver, copper, mercury, and tungsten. Nevada currently (2003) is the third largest producer of gold in the world and the largest producer of silver in the United States. Current exploration for additional mineral deposits focuses on many areas in northern Nevada, including the Humboldt River Basin.

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Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S., Theodore, T., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., Berger, B., Zientek, M.L., Sidder, G.B., and Zierenberg, R.A., 2004, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on Platinum-Group-Element (PGE) potential of the Humboldt mafic complex (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2218, Report: 312 p.; Spreadsheet; CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.3133/b2218.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on Platinum-Group-Element (PGE) potential of the Humboldt mafic complex
Series title	Bulletin
Series number	2218
ISBN	0607971762
DOI	10.3133/b2218
Edition	Version 1.0
Year Published	2004
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s)	Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Description	Report: 312 p.; Spreadsheet; CD-ROM
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Other Geospatial	Humboldt River Basin
Scale	24000