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Gold Bug Placer

Prospect in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10197174
MAS/MILS ID 0320071054
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Bug Placer
Alternate or previous names Am Claim Group - 0320071050

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -116.07313, 41.6938 (WGS84)
Elevation 1995
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 24 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -116.07313, 41.6938
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NO. 48.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROPERTY WAS SURVEYED AROUND 1903, BUT NOT PATENTED. IT IS INCLUDED IN A LARGE CLAIM BLOCK, THE AM CLAIM GROUP, AND ALSO COVERS PARTS OF SECS. 13 AND 25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-FEB-93 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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