| Deposit ID | 10149249 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231675 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230387 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Union Amalgamated Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Union, Amalgamated Mine, Union No. 2, Earl Mine, Earle Mine |
| Related records | 10103954 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.06032, 38.53383 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2271 |
| 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 | 20 | SENESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.06032, 38.53383 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230387 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231675 | MAS references MRDS |
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 50, 1951, P. 125.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVYE BULLETIN 723, 1924, P. 153, 154,
PLATE 1 (H.K. FERGUSON).
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONFIDENTIAL PRODUCTION FILE.
ONLY) TABLE NO. 15, P. 23.
LOCATED AS THE EARLE MINE ON MANHATTAN 7.5 MIN TOPO.
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PATENTED CLAIMS UNION, UNION NO. 2, AND EARL WERE PATENTED AND WORKED BY THE MANHATTAN AMALGAMATED MINING CO. THESE CLAIMS COVER MOST OF LITIGATION HILL, EVEN THOUGH THESE MINES WERE NOT IN LITIGATION AT ANY TIME - SEE WHITE CAP MINE FILE FOR THOSE PARTICULARS (0320230120). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-FEB-95 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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