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Winnemucca Lake Deposit

Prospect in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239843
MAS/MILS ID 0320310054
Record type Site
Current site name Winnemucca Lake Deposit
Alternate or previous names Winnemucca Lake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.2885, 39.94159 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Russell Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 N 024 E 21 N2NE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.2885, 39.94159
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Southern Pacific Co.
    Home office California
    Year 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 70, 1969, P. 128.

  • Deposit

    MFI, P. 53.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS: NEV. IND. MIN. (1973), P. 44.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAR-93 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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