Vivian Tunnel

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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 10149571
MAS/MILS ID 0320070534
Record type Site
Current site name Vivian Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.76149, 41.78131 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045 N 064 E 17 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.76149, 41.78131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pischel Miningco., Inc
    ID 2601498
    Home office California
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA, MINE INSPECTION INFORMATION RPT., I.D. NO. 26-01498

  • Deposit

    OCT.,1978

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION

  • Deposit

    OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP. \0\0\0\0\0\0

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1985 Lowe, Nathan T. 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 08/05/1985
MSHA mine ID2601498
Mine name (MSHA)Vivian Tunnel
Current operatorPischel Mining Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Pischel Harold
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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