| Deposit ID | 10149812 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320090066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sundown Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Laura Bell, Crystal White, Curley S Talc, Blue Star Talc, Erma, Campview, Shaw Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.72952, 37.47435 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1877 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sylvania Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Last Chance Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 005 S | 038 E | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.72952, 37.47435 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320090066 |
MINOBRAS: NEV IND MIN (1973) P 18
PAGE BEN M., SUMMARY OF STEATITE INVEST. OF CALIF., NEV., &
NEW MEX, ESMERALDA CO., NEV., USGS, 1943, P.23. (THIS
REFERENCE CONTAINED IN WFOC MINERAL PROP. FILE 68.3,
SEQ NO. 0320090214
PAGE BEN M., TALC DEPOSITS OF PALMETTO - OASIS AREA, ESMER-
ALDA, CO., NEV., USGS, 1943, PP. 83,88-91
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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