16-To-1 Mill

Past Producer in Esmeralda 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 10197779
MAS/MILS ID 0320099017
Record type Site
Current site name 16-To-1 Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -117.74813, 37.76524 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002 S 038 E 15 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -117.74813, 37.76524

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunshine Precious Metals Inc
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 2007
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sunshine Mining & Refining Company
    ID 2601996
    Home office Kellogg, ID 83837
    Year 2007
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Homestead Minerals Corp.
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1991
    First year 1990
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zephyr Resources Inc
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 2007
    First year 1989
    Last year 1990
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sunshine Mining Company
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 2007
    First year 1986
    Last year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURIING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 32.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-DEC-96 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 12/21/1993
MSHA mine ID2601996
Mine name (MSHA)16:1 Mill
Current operatorSunshine Precious Metals Inc
Current controller (parent)Sunshine Mining & Refining Company
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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