Mayer and Fordham

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Lead
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270803
MAS/MILS ID 0320070055
Record type Site
Current site name Mayer and Fordham

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.95922, 41.1249 (WGS84)
Elevation 2222

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Singletree Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Double Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork 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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037 N 053 E 01 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.95922, 41.1249

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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