Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude -114.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Great Basin National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Luvisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Surface-Underground)Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Arch Canyon ProspectsLead, Copper, Silver, Zinc
Eagle ClaimTungsten
East Everit Mine (Underground)Tungsten
Jeppson Claims (Surface)Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten
Lexington Canyon BonanzyTungsten
Lone Buck ProspectTungsten
Lone BulkTungsten
Mount Wheeler Area (Surface)Uranium, REE
Platinum - Palladium OccurrencePlatinum, Palladium, Gold
Pole CanyonFluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium
Poljack Prospect (Surface-Underground)Gold, Tungsten
Scheelite PlacerTungsten
Star ClaimTungsten
Swallow Canyon AditSilver, Lead, Tungsten
TaylorTungsten
Tungsten ClaimTungsten
Tungstic ClaimTungsten
Usbm Sample Locality #133Tungsten, Silver, Copper
Usbm Sample Locality #134Tungsten, Silver
Usbm Sample Locality #16Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #17.Silver, Lead, Tungsten
Usbm Sample Locality #20Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #21Silver
Usbm Sample Locality #25Gold
Usbm Sample Locality #25Tungsten, Copper, Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #26Tungsten, Copper, Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #28Silver, Copper, Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #29Tungsten, Lead, Gold
Usbm Sample Locality #30Lead, Tungsten
Usbm Sample Locality #31Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #32Silver
Usbm Sample Locality #42Lead, Silver, Copper, Antimony
Usbm Sample Locality #43Lead
Usbm Sample Locality #54.Silver
Usbm Sample Locality 65Lead
Usbm Sample Location #27.Lead, Tungsten
Usbm Samples #184 and #185Tungsten
Washington MineCopper, Lead, Tungsten, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Antimony

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.