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Owyee

Unknown in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, Zinc
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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. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295062
MAS/MILS ID 0320070451
Record type Site
Current site name Owyee
Alternate or previous names Indian Creek Prospects, Montrose Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -116.25624, 41.79429 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Creek Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045 N 051 E 16 SE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -116.25624, 41.79429
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR MINES RPT.2 P.13 1962

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, 1968, MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES IN NV, NEV OFR-79-3,

  • Deposit

    P.76

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, 1980, NEV BMG MAP 66

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUN-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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