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Big Bob Group

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149377
MAS/MILS ID 0320070181
Record type Site
Current site name Big Bob Group
Alternate or previous names Paddison, Red Cloud, Big Bob, Astor, El Oro, Gold Dollar, Richelieu, Little John, Patented Claims:, Little Bob, El Capitan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.17173, 41.696 (WGS84)
Elevation 2027
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044 N 052 E 30 SE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.17173, 41.696
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 54, 1957, P. 53, 56.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 1976-56, 1976, P. 58-59.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 87; PLATE 3, NO. 46.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit R.M. SMITH (USGS OFR 1976-56) GIVES NEBULOUS INFORMATION. THE GOLD DOLALR, PADDISON, ASTOR, RICHELIEU, RED CLOUD, AND LITTLE JOHN MAY OR MAY NOT BE LINKED TO THE BIG BOB GROUP; THESE NAMES CAME FROM U.S. BUR. MINES PRODUCTION RECORDS WHICH ARE NOTORIOUSLY INACCURATE IN THEIR LOCATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-OCT-91 Schmauch, Steven W. 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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