Live Yankee

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125224
MAS/MILS ID 0320210511
Record type Site
Current site name Live Yankee

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.90786, 38.29072 (WGS84)
Elevation 2487
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aurora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005 N 028 E 20 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION- AT OLD AURORA TOWNSITE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.90786, 38.29072

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jesse R Wilson
    ID 2601754
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. DATED OCTOBER 1981

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, JOHN, 1980, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY 1980:

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1981, P.?.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-88 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/01/1984
MSHA mine ID2601754
Mine name (MSHA)Live Yankee
Current operatorWazco
Current controller (parent)Zane John W & Robert G Williams
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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