| Deposit ID | 10271199 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320079017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tuscarora Associates Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Tuscarora Mine |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.23153, 41.3207 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1900 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 040 N | 051 E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -116.23153, 41.3207 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1979 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fischer-Watt Gold Co., Inc. |
| Interest | 15 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fischerwatt-Pecos Resources |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1984 |
| First year | 1984 |
| Last year | 1984 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tuscarora Associates |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1979 |
| First year | 1979 |
| Last year | 1983 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320079017 |
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 100, 101.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1980, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1979, P. 16.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1985, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1984, P. 18.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE MAS SEQ# 0320070968 FOR DETAILS ON THE TUSCARORA MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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