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Northern Lights Mine

Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gemstone, Semiprecious 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125404
MAS/MILS ID 0320150778
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Lights Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.75262, 39.65492 (WGS84)
Elevation 1990
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grass Valley Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Simpson Park Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 021 N 046 E 25 S2NWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gemstone Primary
Semiprecious Gemstone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.75262, 39.65492
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ms. Nita Dyer, Hazen, Nevada
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1995, DYER FAMILY, HAZE, NV.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY SURVEYS, P. 38.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATES AS A SURFACE MINE PRODUCING TURQUOISE. CLAIMS EXTEND INTO NORTH HALF OF SEC. 36.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-AUG-1995 Lowe, Nathan T. 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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