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Sweepstakes

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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  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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271361
MAS/MILS ID 0320070827
Record type Site
Current site name Sweepstakes
Alternate or previous names Delmas, Sweepstakes South

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.01591, 40.52631 (WGS84)
Elevation 2365
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South 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 030 N 053 E 04 NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.01591, 40.52631
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Railroad

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. OPEN-FILE REPORT 1976-56. 1976, P. 142.

  • Deposit

    ALADDIN MINES MPF 032-007-0062

  • Deposit

    ADJACENT TO HECLA 032-007-0809

  • Deposit

    KETNER AND SMITH, 1963, USGS BULL 1162-B, PL.1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JUL-88 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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