Sierra Chemical Dorla #1 Mine

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198024
MAS/MILS ID 0320170300
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Chemical Dorla #1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -114.54394, 37.83326 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bennett Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(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 Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001 S 066 E 25 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -114.54394, 37.83326

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1978

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sierra Chemical Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mc Neeley Mining Contractor
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner South Tahoe Construction Co.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1979, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    NV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1980, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1979, P. 35.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-JAN-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

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