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Peterson Pit

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Sulfur
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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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208087
MRDS ID M055446
MAS/MILS ID 0320130098
Record type Site
Current site name Peterson Pit
Alternate or previous names Crofoot Streeter Mine
Related records 10040610

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.67739, 40.89158 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Floka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035 N 029 E 24 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -118.67739, 40.89158
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rabbithole District

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1973, NEVADA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    MILLER, M.S., 1993, EMIGRANT TRAIL STUDY AREA, U.S. BUREAU

  • Deposit

    OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 7-93, P. 89.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUL-94 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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