Klondike Mill

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149553
MAS/MILS ID 0320159019
Record type Site
Current site name Klondike Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -117.13013, 39.22072 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brewer Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 043 E 27 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION-16 MI. SOUTH OF HWY 50 ON HWY 8A AT INTER- SECTION OF 8A & KINGSTON CANYON RD. T16N, R44E, SEC. 32

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -117.13013, 39.22072

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1980

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Brazos Metals, Inc.
    ID 2601746
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980
    First year 1980
    Last year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980, P. 41.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, P. 31.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/07/1983
MSHA mine ID2601746
Mine name (MSHA)Klondike Mill
Current operatorImperial Klondike Joint Venture
Current controller (parent)Precious Metals Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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