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Aurora Alluvial Fan

Plant in Mineral 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198201
MRDS ID W016423
MAS/MILS ID 0320210121
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora Alluvial Fan
Related records 10198459

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.91766, 38.33322 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aurora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 N 027 E 36 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • OPERATION LOCATED NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF BODIE CREEK, AND AN INTERMITTENT TRIBUTARY STREAM, ABOUT 3 MI. NORTH OF AURORA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.91766, 38.33322
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Alluvial Mining
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minerex Resources Ltd.
    Interest 100

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Adit Production Estimate 363000 Mt Ore

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE/RESOURCES DATA INCLUDED IN THE Q-MATRIX DATE TABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES PROPERTY FILES, (WFOC), DENVER, COLO.

  • Deposit

    DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, BLD. 20

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUL-96 Ridenour, James 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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