| Deposit ID | 10270745 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320231110 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jefferson Canyon Project |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.97452, 38.71053 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2353 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 010 N | 044+E | 13 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.97452, 38.71053 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jefferson Canyon District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320231110 |
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., 1984, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL
DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES &
GEOLOGY BULLETIN 99B.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES
OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.
BERG, L.R., 1942, A HISTORY OF THE TONOPAH AREA AND ADJACENT
REGION OF CENTRAL NEVADA; 1827-1941: M.A. THESIS, UNR.
CLARK, W.J., 1914, UNPUBLISHED STATEMENT OF THE JEFFERSON
GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES &
GEOLOGY FILE 247 ITEM 7.
BLACKBURN, W.H., 1919, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE JEFFERSON
GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES &
GEOLOGY FILE 247 ITEM 10.
STOCKLEY, L.A., 1911; AND PROF. GEOL. S. HOPKINS, -
UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SIERRA-NEVADA GROUP: NEVADA BUREAU
OF MINES & GEOLOGY FILE 247, ITEM 12.
KREL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEY COUNTY, NEVADA
BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 50, P. 80-83.
FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE
MANHATTAN DISTRICT, NV, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN
723, P. 7.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 1968, P. 192.
PACKARD, G.A., 1909, JEFFERSON CANYON, NEVADA: MINING AND
SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 99, P. 26.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POINT OF REFERENCE IS TO A LARGE CLAIM BLOCK, SPANNING SEVERAL SECTIONS. THIS FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING HISTORICAL PROPERTIES: PRUSSIAN SHAFT, KEOKUK MINE, BUCKEYE MINE, JEFFERSON MINE, PRUSSIAN MINE (0320230327), BRIAN MINE, SIERRA NEVADA MINE (KANNOHAT), UNION SOUTH, WILLIAMS SHAFT, HILLSIDE MINE, SAILOR BOY MINE (CHARLES PROPERTY), TROY MINE, SILVER SHIELD CLAIMS, JEFF AND VIOLA (SAWMILL) CLAIMS, BLACK QUARTZ CLAIMS, ANTIMONY LODE, JEFFERSON MILLSITE, PRUSSIAN MILLSITE, AND SIERRA NEVADA MILLSITE. THIS ENTIRE AREA OF JEFFERSON CANYON HAS A DRILL DELINEATED SILVER RESOURCE, OWNED BY ROUND MTN GOLD CO. IN 1994. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-MAR-95 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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