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Risue Canyon

Occurrence in Douglas county in Nevada, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten
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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. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271097
MRDS ID M030086
MAS/MILS ID 0320050013
Record type Site
Current site name Risue Canyon
Alternate or previous names Topaz Lake

Comments on the site names

  • POSSIBLY SAME AS SWEETWATER DEPOSIT IN LYON COUNTY.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.40928, 38.59991 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Risue Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009 N 023 E 33 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.40928, 38.59991
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OFMINES AND GEOL., REPORT 2, 1962, P.9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAR-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Nevada resources

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