| Deposit ID | 10173975 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320090151 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Florence |
| Alternate or previous names | Florence Claim |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.22091, 37.71025 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(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 | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003 S | 042 E | 01 | NESWNW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.22091, 37.71025 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Florence Goldfield Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320090151 |
ALBERS, J. P., AND STEWART, J. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL
DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND
GEOL. BULL. 78, PLATE 2, NO. 34.
RANSOM, F. L., 1907, PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTY OF GOLDFIELD,
BULLFROG, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA:
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 303, P. 22-24.
SEARLS, FRED, JR., 1948, A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLISHED
INFORMATION ON THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD,
NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEVADA BULLETIN, VOL. XLII, NO. 5, P. 15.
SPURR, J. E., 1905, THE ORES OF GOLDFIELD, NEV., P. 132-139,
IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1904: U.S. GEOL.
SURVEY BULL. 260, 620 P.
RANSOM, F. L., 1909, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD,
NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 66, PLATE 1, NO.254.
LAWRENCE, E. F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NEV.
BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 61, P. 65; PLATE 1, NO. 53.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-MAR-92 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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