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Turquoise Bonanza Mine

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
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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 10173469
MAS/MILS ID 0320210397
Record type Site
Current site name Turquoise Bonanza Mine
Alternate or previous names Blue Eagle Turquoise Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.88374, 38.37073 (WGS84)
Elevation 2332
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eddyville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(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 Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 N 037 E 17 SWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.88374, 38.37073
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV.BUR.OF MINES RPT.17,1968,P.23,PL.1

  • Deposit

    GEMSTONE COMMODITY IS TURQUOISE

  • Deposit

    NEVADA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDER YEAR 1975, OFFICE OF NEVADA STATE

  • Deposit

    INSPECTOR OF MINES, P.46

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-88 Schmauch, Steven W. 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

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