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Porter and Squires Property

Prospect in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodity Pumice
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10172902
MAS/MILS ID 0320010046
Record type Site
Current site name Porter and Squires Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.09789, 39.94159 (WGS84)
Elevation 1505
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Telephone Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Granite Springs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 N 026 E 18 SESESE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • PROPERTY IS REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF BRADY HOT SPRINGS IN THE NIGHTENGALE MINING DISTRICT. HOWEVER, THE NIGHTENGALE DISTRICT IS MAINLY IN T. 24 AND 25 N., R. 24 E. (NEV. BUR. MINES AND GEOL. REPORT 47, 1992, PLATE 1). THE FILE ALSO SAYS THAT THE PROSPECT IS 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF FERNLEY, 10 MILES OFF HIGHWAY 40, AND THAT THE SOURTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY "...IS NOT MANY MILES...." THE TELEPHONE WELL 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP SHOWS A QUARRY IN THE SE/4 SE/4 SEC. 18, T. 24 N., R. 26 E. THE LOCATION OF THIS RECORD IS PLACED ON THIS QUARRY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.09789, 39.94159
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

  • Deposit

    MILLER, USBM MLA REPORT IN PROGRESS, 1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-94 Miller 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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