| Deposit ID | 10271149 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320090131 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Drinkwater Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mineral Ridge, Mary, Silver Peak Gold, Mary-Drinkwater |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.70812, 37.77684 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Peak(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)
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 | 002 S | 038 E | 12 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.70812, 37.77684 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Milling method | Unspecified |
| District name | Silver Peak |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Mammoth Consolidated Mining Co. (Bmcmc) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1920 |
| Last year | 1942 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320090131 |
USGS BULL 225, 1903, P. 113
USGS PROF PAPER 55, 1906, PP.24,36, PLS.7-12, FIG 1
USGS PROF PAPER 610, 1968, P.178
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 78, 1972, P.71, PT.2
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-DEC-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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