| Deposit ID | 10246484 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016351 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bill Peterson's Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Rock, Black Rock Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.44654, 39.66771 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Pass Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Edwards Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 021 N | 040 E | 23 | NESESW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chert | Unknown |
| Psilomelane | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.44654, 39.66771 |
|---|
| Strike | N00S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 10W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 8HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Year of first production | 1949 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Peterson,Humboldt,Az. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hugh F. Cameron,Austin,Nevada |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1954 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 3000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150012 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016351 | MAS references MRDS |
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL.88, 1977, PP.88-89.
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP MOUNT AIRY NW, 1969, 7.5
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 680 ORIGIN EPITHERMAL U.S.B.M PRELIM.EXAM. REP. USED FOR REF.,UNPUBLISHED,WFOC MIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-NOV-1984 | Mcmahan | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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