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Horse Mountain 1 and 2

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Mercury
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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 10271401
MRDS ID M055369
MAS/MILS ID 0320070833
Record type Site
Current site name Horse Mountain 1 and 2
Related records 10040550

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.50204, 41.3343 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
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

Little Rock Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rock(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040 N 048 E 24 E2NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.50204, 41.3343
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rock Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

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. 144.

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE & WILSON, 1962, MERCURY OCCURENCES IN NEVADA

  • Deposit

    , NBMG MAP 7, NO.13

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-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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