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Wide West, Johnson, Chihuahua

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037647
MRDS ID M035800
Record type Site
Current site name Wide West, Johnson, Chihuahua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.89179, 38.28464 (WGS84)
Elevation 2341
Relative position 15 MI. N - NE OF

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aurora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 028E 17,18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.89179, 38.28464
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1862 , FIRST MAJOR ORE SHOOT DISCOVERED AT 60 FT. - THE WIDE WEST BONANZA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aurora

Comments on the production information

  • INDIVIDUAL MINE PRODUCTION UNKNOWN

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REFER TO RECORD NO. W002908

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey

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