| Deposit ID | 10247277 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055255 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320290016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Root |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.6571, 39.4605 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Storey(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Steamboat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Truckee(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018 N | 021 E | 05 | NWNENE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -119.6571, 39.4605 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320290016 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055255 | MAS references MRDS |
US BUMINES RI 4620, 1950, P. 14-16.
US BUMINES RI 5285, 1956, P. 15-17.
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 41, 1944, P. 186-187.
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 70, 1970, P. 99.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-MAR-93 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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