| Deposit ID | 10271410 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Top |
| Alternate or previous names | Baxter, Baxter-Hancock Tungsten Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.82534, 38.79212 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2361 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Paradise Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 011 N | 037 E | 28 | N2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.82534, 38.79212 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230007 |
USGS GEOL MAP, GQ-40, 1954, 1/125,000
USBM RI 5087, 1954, P17
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 65, 1964, PP158-159
GSA MEMOIR 15, 1946, PP 34, 36, 65, 179-180
NEV UNIV BULL, V39, 1945, P135
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 4-91, 1991, APPENDIX B,
TABLES B-1 AND B-2, SAMPLES 418, 421, 422, 785-790;
PLATE 4.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JUL-91 | Johnson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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