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Leighton Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10197513
MAS/MILS ID 0320070356
Record type Site
Current site name Leighton Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -116.13423, 41.1846 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038 N 052 E 16 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -116.13423, 41.1846
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Watts, Jack M.
    ID 2601097
    Home office P. O. Box 521, Carlin, Nv, 89822

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEV MINE OPERATIONS, 1975, P.16

  • Deposit

    NEVADA STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-88 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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