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Post Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271347
MAS/MILS ID 0320150451
Record type Site
Current site name Post Mine
Alternate or previous names Post

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.10034, 40.5585 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031 N 043 E 14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LAT/LONG PLACED MINE ON THE USGS TOPO MAP GALENA CANYON PROVISIONAL EDITION, 1984, 7.5 MIN SERIES, NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LISTED TOPO MAP OF ANTLER PEAK, 15 MIN SERIES. THE NEAREST MINE IS THE BUTTE MINE LISTED ON THE GALENA CANYON TOPO MAP AND IN SEC 14. MAS SEQ# 0320150405; THEY MAY BE THE SAME MINE. THE BUTTE MINE HAS ALT. NAMES OF POST AND POST MINE NO MINE BY THE NAME OF "POST" SHOWED UP ON EITHER THE GALENA CANYON OR THE ANTLER PEAK USGS TOPO MAPS. THIS POST MINE PROPERTY FILE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSSED WITH THE POST AND BETZE-POST MINES OWNED AND OPERATED BY NEWMONT AND BARRICK RESP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.10034, 40.5585
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Galena District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0320150451

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 88, 1977, P.70.

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 459B, 1965, P63.

  • Deposit

    USGS TOPO MAP GALENA CANYON, PROVISIONAL EDITION, 1984, 7.5

  • Deposit

    MIN. SERIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-NOV-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines