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Tough Nut Mine

Occurrence in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262053
MAS/MILS ID 0060711777
Record type Site
Current site name Tough Nut Mine
Alternate or previous names Romans Rainbow 1 and 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.53113, 35.00142 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hayden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 011 N 014 E 30 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.53113, 35.00142
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1870

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Roman, P. K.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Atkinson, Ralph And Watts, Gar
    Home office California
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Piute Cayon Mines, Inc.
    Home office California
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Raines Resources,I Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPOTRT OF THE STATE

  • Deposit

    MINERALOGIST (THIRD BIENNIAL) FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 15, 1896: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,

  • Deposit

    726 P.

  • Deposit

    HAZZARD, J. C., 1954, ROCKS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,

  • Deposit

    PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    P. 27-35, MAP SHEETS.

  • Deposit

    MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

  • Deposit

    MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 112, P. 290

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Moyle, Phillip R. 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 California resources

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