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Blue Ribbon Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173703
MAS/MILS ID 0320070182
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Ribbon Mine
Alternate or previous names Duke Claims, Ried, Antimony Ridge, Stibnite, Boyce, Blue Ribbon, Breakneck Antimony, Lc Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.08783, 41.7449 (WGS84)
Elevation 2450
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maggie Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044 N 052 E 01 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 54,1951,P.57

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 61,1963,P.58,PL.1

  • Deposit

    SMITH,1976,USGS OFR 76-56,P.59

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 32; PLATE 3, NO. 14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-1991 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

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