Desatoya Wsa Site 12

Unknown in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149850
MAS/MILS ID 0320150643
Record type Site
Current site name Desatoya Wsa Site 12

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.72175, 39.30661 (WGS84)
Elevation 2310
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

Carroll Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs 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 017 N 038 E 29 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.72175, 39.30661

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHALLOW PIT IN ARGILLIZED VOLCANIC. TWO SAMPLES TAKEN HAD NO GOLD OR SILVER DETECTED. SEE WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE FOR SAMPLE DATA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARROWS, K. J., 1971, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN DESATOYA

  • Deposit

    MOUNTAINS, CHURCHILL AND LANDER COUNTIES, NV, PHD THESIS,

  • Deposit

    UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA AT L.A., 349 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MLA 70-86.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-FEB-88 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.