Sullivan Mine

Prospect in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124990
MAS/MILS ID 0320030480
Record type Site
Current site name Sullivan Mine
Alternate or previous names Yellow Diamond Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.78362, 36.0067 (WGS84)
Elevation 524
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boulder Beach(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Mead(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Mead(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Mead National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022 S 064 E 36 NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.78362, 36.0067

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Recreation Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUR. OF MINES REPORT 17, 1968, P. 3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-FEB-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.