| Deposit ID | 10295620 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320130268 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.01462, 41.79547 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1548 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgin Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Thousand-Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045 N | 026 E | 22 | C NESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -119.01462, 41.79547 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. Keith Hodson |
| ID | 2601428 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320130268 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601428 |
NEV INDUS COMM DIR OF ACTIVE NEV MINE OPS, JAN 31, 1977, P.2
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 59, 1964, P. 138
U.S. GEO SURVEY CIRC 142, 1952, P.1-7
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS
ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION
OF MINE INSPECTION, 1982, P. 27.
USGS OPEN FILE RPT 78-1002, P 15.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 42.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-AUG-91 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 05/18/2015 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601428 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine |
| Current operator | Glen Hodson |
| Current controller (parent) | Glen Hodson |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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