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Dowley Canyon Area

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Feldspar
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046052
MRDS ID M233964
Record type Site
Current site name Dowley Canyon Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.45896, 40.40242 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin Lake NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Ruby Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
029N 058E 17 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.45896, 40.40242
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valley View

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILS ELKO AMS FILE (1979), U.S.B.M.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, NEV. IND. MIN (1973) P 14.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FELDSPAR PROSPECT
Deposit FELDSPAR. - EXACT LOCATION NOT CLEAR NO SYMBOLS ON MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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