Beowawe Hot Springs - Geysers

The Beowawe Hot Springs - Geysers is a geothermal mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,751 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Beowawe Hot Springs - Geysers

Commodity

Primary: Geothermal

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Well
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 762, 1975, P.16-17

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 492, 1965, P.35

Reference (Deposit): AM. JOUR. SCI., 5TH SER., V.27, NO.159, 1934, P.215-229.

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES REPORT NO.21, 1974, P.1-12

Reference (Deposit): SURFACE TEMP.= SUBSURFACE TEMP.= 240

Reference (Deposit): PRIOR TO EXPLORATION, ABOUT 50 SPRINGS AND SMALL GEYSERS DIS

Reference (Deposit): ABOUT 400 1PM FROM EXTENSIVE AREA OF SINTER DEPOSITS/ SIX WE

Reference (Deposit): DRILLED UP TO GOOM DEPH, TEMPERATURES TO 212C, ONE DEEP WELL

Reference (Deposit): KGRA=12,712 ACRES

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.