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Gnome

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125161
MAS/MILS ID 0320070977
Record type Site
Current site name Gnome
Alternate or previous names Rain - 0320070271, Rain Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.01761, 40.60411 (WGS84)
Elevation 2024
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031 N 053 E 04 SENW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 173
USGS model code 26a.1
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Au
Mark3 model number 17

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.01761, 40.60411
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Combined Methods
Milling method Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Railroad

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Other
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996

Comments on other economic factors

  • PRODUCTION DATA SEE RAIN FILE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WINTERS, R. A., 1989, MINES AND OREBODIES IN THE CARLIN TREND, NEVADA--AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE PRODUCTION, AND IMPORTANCE TO NEVADA'S ECONOMY: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO THE ELKO DISTRICT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, ON FILE AT THE BUREAU OF MINES, WESTERN FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER, SPOKANE, WA.

  • Deposit

    Longo, Anthony A., Thompson, Tommy B., and Harlan, J. Bruce, 2002, GEOLOGIC OVERVIEW OF THE RAIN SUBDISTRICT; in NBMG Bulletin 111, pp. 168-189
    http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b111/rain.pdf

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING COMPANIES, P246.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JAN-97 Buckingham, David A. 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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