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Humboldt Starlight

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. 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 10125314
MAS/MILS ID 0320210516
Record type Site
Current site name Humboldt Starlight
Alternate or previous names Jiniata, Juniata

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.89036, 38.29432 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
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 17 SWNW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: T-5N, R. 28E, SEC. 17 KEEP ON THE LEFT HAND FORK WHEN THE ROAD TURNS TOWARD AURORA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.89036, 38.29432
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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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Siskon Gold Corp.
    ID 2601770
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • THIS PROPERTY IS PROBABLY CONTROLED BY CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP., (CNGC), WHICH PAYS A 1.25% NSR TO SISKON GOLD CORP.
  • ADDRESS SISKON GOLD CORP. 350 CROWN POINT CIRCLE, #1000, GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. 95945, USA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. DATED JAN. 1982

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINES FOR 1981, P.54

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, MINE DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P 251.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUL-96 Buckingham, David A. 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 02/02/1983
MSHA mine ID2601770
Mine name (MSHA)Juniata
Current operatorSiskon Corp
Current controller (parent)Hanna M A Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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