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Imperial Mine

Past Producer in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047103
MRDS ID M242353
Record type Site
Current site name Imperial Mine
Alternate or previous names Imperial, Imperial Nos. 1-14, Imperial Fraction, Helen, Helen Nos. 1-4 Claims, Helen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.51148, 37.55023 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lida Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(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

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 Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 040E 35 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.51148, 37.55023
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Railroad Springs District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Development Co. Inc.
    First year 1934
    Last year 1935

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE BLOCKED OUT ON MINE MAPS IN ABOUT 1934.

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE SHAFTS, DRIFTS, STOPES, OPEN CUTS, RAISES, TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD., 1934-1935, UNPUBLISHED MAPS AND ASSAYS; NBMG FILE 99, ITEM

  • Reserve-Resource

    IMPERIAL DEV. CO. INC., 1934.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSIDERED AS FALLOUT SHELTER SITE, 1967-68(?) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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