| Deposit ID | 10221418 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320070778 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Laurel |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.01483, 41.7818 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2100 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ungina Wongo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045 N | 053 E | 21 | S2SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mountain City District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320070778 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-56, 1976, P. 120.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,
NO. 25; PLATE 3, NO. 7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS SURVEYED FOR PATENT IN 1878 (MS 37) AND PATENTED IN 1882 (NO. 5337). U.S. BUR. MINES RECORDS INDICATE COPPER AND LEAD, MINOR GOLD-SILVER PRODUCTION IN 1940 AND 1941. THE SHAFT SHOWN ON THE UNGINA WONGO 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP WAS OBLITERATED BY BULLDOZER WORK IN 1989. THERE ARE SEVERAL DUMPS AND CAVED ADITS AND RECENT LARGE BULLDOZER SCRAPES AND TRENCHES. SEE UNPUBLISHED DATA IN THE RIO GRANDE COPPER FILE (0320070051). INFORMATION SUGGESTS THE MOUNTAIN LAUREL PRODUCED HIGH GRADE GOLD AND SILVER FROM 1873 TO 1897, AMOUNT UNKNOWN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-OCT-1991 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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