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Houghton Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodity Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173720
MRDS ID M031112
MAS/MILS ID 0320030158
Record type Site
Current site name Houghton Mine
Alternate or previous names Victory Mine
Related records 10037220

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.44114, 35.7719 (WGS84)
Elevation 1170
Location accuracy 10(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025 S 058 E 14 NWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.44114, 35.7719
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1917

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0320030158
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031112 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR MINES BULL 62 1965 P.191

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1010 1954 P.103, 105.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-FEB-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines