| Deposit ID | 10125534 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320231187 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orphant |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.08732, 38.54383 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2086 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manhattan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008 N | 044 E | 18 | SWSESW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.08732, 38.54383 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Manhattan District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thanksgiving Reorganized Mining Co.-Freeport Mcmoran |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320231187 |
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 50, 1951, P. 120-121 (KRAL).
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-40, 1954, 1:125,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE COPENHAGEN IS COINCIDENT WITH SOUTH BORDER AND WAS SURVEYED AT THE SAME TIME, BUT NOT PATENTED. IT LIES ON BLM LAND IN SEC. 19 AND COVERS A PART OF THE MANHATTAN GULCH PLACERS. PATENTED IN 1914 BY WILLIAM MORE DECKER. PROBABLY INCLUDED IN GOLD WEDGE - GOLD VIRGIN FILE. SEE THAT FILE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION (0320232014). ON WEST PART OF MUSTANG HILL, ADJOINING GOLD METALS CLAIMS ON THE SOUTHEAST AND RELIANCE AND MUSTANG ON THE NORTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-MAR-95 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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