| Deposit ID | 60001657 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002901 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Mineral Ridge District |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Peak District |
| Related records | 10310539 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.70512, 37.79414 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| (1) | -117.70512, 37.79414 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | NW, EW, NS FAULTS; ORE BODIES IN N-NW STRUCT. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | NW-SE BELT OF FOLDED, FAULTED TERTIARY SEDS E OF SIERRAS, S TO MOJAVE, N TO N. NEVADA |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | Robison Brothers |
| Year of first production | 1867 |
| District name | MINERAL RIDGE DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | SILVER PEAK DISTRICT |
SPURR, J E, 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 55, 174 P.
NOLAN, T. B., 1936, NONFERROUS-METAL DEPOSITS; USGS BULL. 871, P. 60
LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MIN DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO P. 80-81
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