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Merrit Mountain Prospect

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Lead
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095731
MRDS ID M234107
Record type Site
Current site name Merrit Mountain Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.8501, 41.89157 (WGS84)
Relative position N. SIDE MERRIT MTN. IN HEADWATERS OF MERRIT CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hicks Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 054E 11,12 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.8501, 41.89157
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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 Mountain City

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SUBSYSTEM, 1979, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.

  • Deposit

    LAW RENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANTIMONY-LEAD PROSPECT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Taylor, J. K. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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