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Columbia Mt. Alunite

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Aluminum
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295742
MAS/MILS ID 0320090030
Record type Site
Current site name Columbia Mt. Alunite
Alternate or previous names Goldfield Mill 0320099018, Goldfield Mine 0320090415, Goldfield Vector 0320090727, Goldfield Geochen 0320090744, Columbia 0320090273, Columbia Mtn. West Tunnel, Columbia Mtn. East Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.22561, 37.72685 (WGS84)
Elevation 1863
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002 S 042 E 35 NENE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.22561, 37.72685
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RANSOM, F.L., 1909, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 66, P. 130.

  • Deposit

    THOENEN, J.R., 1941, ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES:

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR MINES RI 3561, P. 16.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-96 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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