| Deposit ID | 60001012 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232104 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Montezuma District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.36951, 37.70354 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE MAJOR MINES ARE LOCATED WEST OF MONTEZUMA PEAK. THE UTM COORDINATES ARE OF MONTEZUMA TOWNSITE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Montezuma Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | -117.36951, 37.70354 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | MONTEZUMA DISTRICT |
|---|
STRETCH, R.H., 1904, THE MONTEZUMA DISTRICT, NEVADA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JULY 7, 1904, VOL. 78, NO. 1, P. 5-6.
BALL, S.H., 1907, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIF.: USGS BULL. 308, P. 63-64.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., P. 78-79
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV.: NBMG BULL. 78, P. 70.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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