August Berning Mine

Occurrence in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  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 10295109
MAS/MILS ID 0320110215
Record type Site
Current site name August Berning Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.37093, 40.9421 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035 N 050 E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.37093, 40.9421

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV.BUR.OF MINE RPT.17, 1968, P.10

  • Deposit

    THE MINE IS ABOUT 1000 FT. SW OF THE NUMBER 8 MINE.

  • Deposit

    GEMSTONE COMMODITY IS TURQUOISE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.