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Sweet Water Mine

Past Producer in Douglas county in Nevada, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294920
MAS/MILS ID 0320050088
Record type Site
Current site name Sweet Water Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.56429, 38.73491 (WGS84)
Elevation 1682

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Topaz Lake(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 010 N 022 E 18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.56429, 38.73491
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-1978 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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