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Vidano Group

Occurrence in Nye 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044504
MRDS ID M231950
Record type Site
Current site name Vidano Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.67867, 36.88191 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Relative position 0.9 MILES WEST OF MEIKLEJOHN PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beatty Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beatty(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012S 047E 24 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY VALUES OF $6 TO $14 PER TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.67867, 36.88191
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fluorine District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Moore, H. C.
    Home office Los Angeles, Ca
    First year 1951

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 138 FT SHAFT AND AN 800 FT ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 62-63

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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