| Deposit ID | 10125629 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230396 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Otero Group |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.03902, 38.54023 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manhattan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008 N | 044 E | 22 | NESWNW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.03902, 38.54023 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230396 |
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 50, 1951, P. 127.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGY MAP, GQ-40, 1954, 1/125,000.
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OTERO, OTERO NOS. 1-4 SHOW COMMON BOUNDARY WITH TIP TOP-KISMET. THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED IN 1905 AND 1907 BY JOHN SHEPARD AND AND OTHERS; RELEASED BY ROY FLETCHER IN 1948 AND THEN PURCHASED IN 1950 AND IS INCLUDED INTO THE TIP TOP-KISMET CLAIM GROUP. MINING/DEVELOPMENT/EXPLORATION HAS OCCURRED ALONG BORDERS OF BOTH PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS THE MANHATTAN GOLD MINE (SUNDAY, WILD FOX, & GRAY FOX CLAIMS) ADJACENT AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE OTERO GROUP. SEE TIP TOP-KISMET GROUP FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION (0320230124). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-JAN-95 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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