Unnamed Mercury Prospect

Prospect in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodity Mercury
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150138
MRDS ID M055415
MAS/MILS ID 0320270895
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mercury Prospect
Related records 10040588

Comments on the site names

  • FULL MAP NAME: BUENA VISTA HILLS NORTH

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.14317, 40.121 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buena Vista Hills North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 026 N 034 E 15 C NWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.14317, 40.121

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Antelope Springs District

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-1994 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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