| Deposit ID | 10271083 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320090079 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weepah Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Electric Gold Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.55842, 37.93054 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weepah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001 N | 039 E | 23 | N2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.55842, 37.93054 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zephyr Resources |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320090079 |
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 78, 1972, PP. 57,70, PT. 2
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATION
ACTIVE DURING 1979, NEVADA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION,
APRIL 1980 P. 20.
ALBERS AND STEWART, 1972, NEV B OF M & G BULL. 78, P. 57,
70, PL. 2.
GARSIDE, 1973, NEV BU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 81, P. 54.
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. PRELIM REPORT 3437.
SPURR, 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUAD, NEV.
USGS PROF. PAPER 55, P. 80-81, 120-121, PL. 1 NO. 3.
ELEVATORSKI, 1983, BULK TONNAGE METAL DEPOSITS: MINOBRAS,
P. 73-74.
NEVADA DIRECTORY OF MINING OPERATIONS FOR 1983, DEC. 1983,
P. 17.
U.S. BLM MINING CLAIM RECORDATION - APRIL 1988: OTHER CLAIMS
OF PACIFIC GOLD URANIUM AND SHELL OIL IN SECS. 16, 17, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24 T. 1 N., R. 39 E.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JUN-92 | Gosling | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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