| Deposit ID | 10174114 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055002 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230160 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Van Ness Mine |
| Related records | 10040292 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.97922, 38.64413 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2712 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(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)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 009 N | 044+E | 12 | N2N2NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.97922, 38.64413 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1928 |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230160 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055002 | MAS references MRDS |
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 65, 1963, PP. 158-159
BY J. H. SCHILLING.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 41, 1944, P. 138,
PLATES 1 AND 14 BY BAILEY AND PHOENIX.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965, P. 257, BY
HOLMES, G.H., JR.
STAGER, H.K., AND JINGLEY, J.V., 1988, NEVADA BUREAU OF
MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 105, P. 135.
KLEINHAMPLE & ZIONY, 1984, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY
BULLETIN 99B, P. 15, 46, 47, 49, 50 AND 52.
ERVINE, WARREN, 1972, STANFORD UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS,
P. 133-135.
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISCOVERED BY JACK AND CHARLIE HUMPHREY IN 1928; PATENTED AS SENTINEL, SENTINEL NO. 1 IN 1929 AND 1930. SENTINEL NOS. 2, 3, 4, AND 5 SURVEYED ONLY (M04696). OPERATED FIRST BY THE RAYMOND VAN NESS MINING COMPANY WHO PURCHASED PROPERTY FROM HUMPHRY IN 1923. REPORTED SCHEELITE PRODUCTION -SMALL- AT EAST END (JACK QUADE, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, 1985). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-JAN-95 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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