Thunderbird Prospect

Prospect in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270780
MAS/MILS ID 0320130377
Record type Site
Current site name Thunderbird Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -117.70877, 40.89409 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winnemucca East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035 N 038 E 21 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -117.70877, 40.89409

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REPORT 1, 1961, P. 12.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 65, 1964, TALBE 17,

  • Deposit

    NO. 6, P. 201.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MAP 46, 1973, NO. 11.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES MAP MR-60, 1974, NO. 31.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.