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Buffalo Valley Moly

Prospect in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149701
MAS/MILS ID 0320150635
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo Valley Moly
Alternate or previous names Noranda Moly
Related records 10310568

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -117.25735, 40.5574 (WGS84)
Elevation 1561
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cherry Creek SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031 N 042 E 16 SW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -117.25735, 40.5574
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Noranda Exploration Co.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING CLAIM RECORDATION: CLAIMANT INDEX 4/11/83,PP6657-

  • Deposit

    6659.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXTENSIVE PORPHYRY MOLY DEP STOCKWORK AT SURFACE COVERING ONE QUARTER SQ. MILE. 15 EXPL. HOLES SUNK BY NORANDA EXP CO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-APR-94 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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