| Deposit ID | 10246256 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030085 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320010054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chalk Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alona Mines |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.11656, 39.31601 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1403 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Gate(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017 N | 034 E | 23 | SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.11656, 39.31601 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chalk Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chalk Mountain Associates |
| ID | 2601725 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elizabeth Mathews |
| ID | 2601725 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320010054 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030085 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601725 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7093, 1940, P. 18-19.
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REPORT 2, 1962, P. 4.
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 81, 1974, P. 18.
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 83, 1974, P. 64.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, P. 2.
THOMPSON, R.J., AND BOLENEUS, D.E. MINERAL RESOURCE EVALU-
ATION AND SOCIOECONOMIC STUDY OF THE PROPOSED MASTER LAND
WITHDRAWAL AT NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, CHURCHILL COUNTY,
NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT FOT THE
U.S. NAVY, 1991, FIG. 4-4, P. 50.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-APR-94 | Thompson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/02/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601725 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Chalk Mountain Mine |
| Current operator | Chalk Mountain Associates |
| Current controller (parent) | T F S Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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