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Zabrisky Mine

Past Producer in Nye 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045691
MRDS ID M233482
Record type Site
Current site name Zabrisky Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.87924, 38.56854 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2 MILES SOUTH OF BELMONT, 500m. Utm Is To Center Of Ne Quarter Of Section 02

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belmont West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 045E 02 NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 0.5 MILE EAST OF THE NO NAME NO. 2 MINE (EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BEST GRADE OF TURQUOISE FOUND CONSISTED OF A DARK BLUE MATERIAL WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF WHITE MINERAL IN A DARK-GREY AND CHOCOLATE-COLORED MATRIX.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Turquoise Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.87924, 38.56854
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1909
Discoverer Mrs. Eva S. Weber

Mining district

District name Belmont District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM THE MINE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $15,000. WORTH OF TURQUOISE.

Comments on development

  • TURQUOISE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE ABANDONED COPPER WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NBMG REPT. 17, P. 25

  • Production

    NBMG REPT 17, P. 25

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-81 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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