Silver Fox Prospect

Prospect in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184011
MAS/MILS ID 0320310061
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Fox Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.6066, 39.83179 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moses Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023 N 021 E 27 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ALSO IN UPPER PORTION OF NORTH FORK OF COTTONWOOD CRE ON SOUTH SIDE OF CANYON APPROX 1/2 MI. N-NW FROM MODOC MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.6066, 39.83179

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV.BUR OF MINES BULL.70,1969,P.57

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAR-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.