| Deposit ID | 10149246 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320159010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rim Rock Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mountain Spring Plant |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.84784, 40.7227 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1853 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stony Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033 N | 045 E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -116.84784, 40.7227 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. W. Johnson Mining Co. |
| ID | 2601516 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Porter And Meissner Mining Co. |
| ID | 2601516 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edgar-Morgan Mining Co., Inc. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320159010 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601516 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1980, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1979, P. 31.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981, P. 39.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1984, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983, P. 32.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE 0320159020 FOR RIMROCK MILL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAR-1994 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/27/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601516 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rimrock Properties |
| Current operator | Edgar-Morgan Mining Company Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Nevada Barite Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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