| Deposit ID | 10045028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232680 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Royal Peacock 2 Opal Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.0938, 41.79015 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | 8 MI. SW. OF HGWY 140 ON VIRGIN VALLEY ROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgin Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Thousand-Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 025E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Opal | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash |
| (1) | -119.0938, 41.79015 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Virgin Valley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wilson, Harry W. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232680 |
NEVADA STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1982-1985, DIRECTORIES OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE 1981-1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BENTONITIC ASH BED |
| Deposit | IN 1980, THIS PART OF HARRY WILSONHS ROYAL PEACOCK CLAIMS WAS LISTED AS AN ACTIVE, OPEN PIT MINE EMPLOYING 2 PERSONS. HISTORY OF THE WHOLE CLAIM BLOCK IS DELINEATED UNDER ROYAL PEACOCK MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1987 | La Pointe, D.D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 05/09/2023 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601426 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Royal Peacock Opal Mine Inc. |
| Current operator | Royal Peacock Opal Mine Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Julie A Key |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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