| Deposit ID | 10183694 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055020 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320270359 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Juniper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pershing Quicksilver, Vulture Mine, Benedict Mine, Nevada Quick, Nevada Quicksilver |
| Related records | 10040306 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.17877, 40.1649 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buffalo Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027 N | 034 E | 32 | C N2SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.17877, 40.1649 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Antelope Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320270359 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055020 | MAS references MRDS |
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 89, 1977, P 48, PL 2A
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 61, 1963, P 167, PLS 1 & 10
MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,N.NEVADA & NW UTAH,SOUTHERN PACIFIC,19
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 41, 1944, P 161, PLS 1, 17 & 18
USBM IC 8252, 1965, P 247
USGS GEOL MAP GQ-821, 1969, 1/62,500
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-MAR-94 | Linne, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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