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Edgemont Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124627
MRDS ID W016319
MAS/MILS ID 0320070320
Record type Site
Current site name Edgemont Mine
Alternate or previous names Atlas Mining Co., San Juan Mining Co., See Lucky Girl - 0320070178

Comments on the site names

  • THIS MINE IS ON THE LUCKY BOY CLAIM GROUP OF THE LUCKY GIRL CLAIM GROUP (0320070178).

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.16903, 41.6727 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044 N 052 E 31 NE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.16903, 41.6727
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 1968, P.175.

  • Deposit

    GRANGER & OTHERS, 1957, NBMG BULL.54, P.53, 56.

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, 1910, USGS BULL.408, P.75, 78-80.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NV., USGS OFR

  • Deposit

    76-56, P.58.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 89; PLATE 3, NO. 47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-91 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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