Beowawe Hot Springs - Geysers

Unknown in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Geothermal
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 10295201
MAS/MILS ID 0320150328
Record type Site
Current site name Beowawe Hot Springs - Geysers

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.58093, 40.56991 (WGS84)
Elevation 1448

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Geysers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031 N 048 E 08 NWSESE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Geothermal Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.58093, 40.56991

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Well
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC. 762, 1975, P.16-17

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 492, 1965, P.35

  • Deposit

    AM. JOUR. SCI., 5TH SER., V.27, NO.159, 1934, P.215-229.

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR OF MINES REPORT NO.21, 1974, P.1-12

  • Deposit

    SURFACE TEMP.= SUBSURFACE TEMP.= 240

  • Deposit

    PRIOR TO EXPLORATION, ABOUT 50 SPRINGS AND SMALL GEYSERS DIS

  • Deposit

    ABOUT 400 1PM FROM EXTENSIVE AREA OF SINTER DEPOSITS/ SIX WE

  • Deposit

    DRILLED UP TO GOOM DEPH, TEMPERATURES TO 212C, ONE DEEP WELL

  • Deposit

    KGRA=12,712 ACRES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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.