Shoshone Mine

Past Producer in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gemstone
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 10172906
MAS/MILS ID 0320010256
Record type Site
Current site name Shoshone Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.46484, 39.64301 (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

New Pass Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021 N 040 E 33 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NOTE: THE REPORTED LEGAL DESCROPTION OF THIS MINE PLACES IT IN LANDER COUNTY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lombardo Turquoise Milling And Mining
    ID 2600846
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1976, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1975, P. 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-1994 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.