| Deposit ID | 60001653 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002897 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Searchlight District |
| Alternate or previous names | Duplex, Quartette Mines |
| Related records | 10310513 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.91802, 35.46581 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Searchlight(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Piute Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Clark |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -114.91802, 35.46581 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | GASH-TYPE FRACTURES FILLED WITH VEIN MATERIAL LATER BRECCIATED |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | WNW VEINS; APOPHYSES OF QTZ MONZONITE. AREA UPLIFTED, DENUDED, INTRUDED |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Discoverer | G. F. Colton |
| Year of first production | 1898 |
| District name | SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | LEASERS |
| First year | 1911 |
CALLAGHAN, E. 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT, CLARK CO. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 906-D P. 135-188
RANSOME, F. L., 1909, PRELIM GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN S. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 303 P. 63-75
LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MIN. DISTS OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO. P. 24-27
FERGUSON, H. G. 1929, MIN DISTS OF NEVADA: ECON GEOL, VOL 24, P. 135
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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