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Protection Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295377
MAS/MILS ID 0320070244
Record type Site
Current site name Protection Mine
Alternate or previous names Protection Mine & Plant, Protection Group, Walker Boy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -115.97533, 41.8452 (WGS84)
Elevation 1725
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mountain City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046 N 053 E 36 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -115.97533, 41.8452
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vern Moulton
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 54, 1957, P. 118-119

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, 60 PP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 1; PLATE 3, NO. 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-91 Schmauch, Steven W. 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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