Adams Claims

Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149175
MAS/MILS ID 0320190150
Record type Site
Current site name Adams Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.6679, 39.2177 (WGS84)
Elevation 1518
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Empire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 020 E 25 N2S2S2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.6679, 39.2177

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Art Wilson Co.
    ID 2600668
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV INDUS COMM-DIR OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINE OPS, JAN 31, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 34.

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS \0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION \0

  • Deposit

    OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, P. 46.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JUL-97 Ridenour, James 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)

StatusActive since 01/10/1979
MSHA mine ID2600668
Mine name (MSHA)Arcosa ADAMS CLAIM #1850
Current operatorArcosa Specialty Mtls
Current controller (parent)Arcosa, Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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