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Lexington Canyon Mine

Past Producer in White Pine county in Nevada, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126024
MRDS ID D001267
MAS/MILS ID 0320330035
Record type Site
Current site name Lexington Canyon Mine
Alternate or previous names Lexington, Bonanzy Claims
Related records 10008828

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.21274, 38.85215 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

White Pine(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arch Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garrison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hamlin-Snake Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(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 White Pine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011 N 069 E 03 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.21274, 38.85215
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Lexington District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INVEST. MAP I-578, 1969.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1978, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1977, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1343-B, 1983,

  • Deposit

    P. 2 (TEXT).

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 105, 1988, P. 220.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUN-93 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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