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Morning Glory Mine

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045765
MRDS ID M233585
Record type Site
Current site name Morning Glory Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.05342, 38.5316 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.5 AIRMILE S35E FROM TOP OF TORO BLANCO HILL (USLM 181), Utm Is To One Shaft Of Several On The Property

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manhattan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Big Smoky Valley(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 044E 21 SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE WHITE CAPS AND BETWEEN THE WHITE CAPS AND MANHATTAN CONSOLIDATED. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name White Caps Limestone
    Rock description White Caps Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.05342, 38.5316
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Overthrust Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1918

Mining district

District name Manhattan District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • 2 CLAIMS; IDLE 1918-1924

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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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