| Deposit ID | 10198109 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320210125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Potosi Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Potosi Mine, Peterson |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.10764, 38.15243 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1914 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candelaria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fish Lake-Soda Spring 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003 N | 035 E | 05 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.10764, 38.15243 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Candelaria Metals, Inc. |
| ID | 2601684 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320210125 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601684 |
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 56, 1959, PP. 7,10,48,54,55,57,59,
FIGS 12,15
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 61, 1963, P. 115, PL.1, FIG 31
NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 58, 1961, TB 6.2
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS \0\0\0\0
ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY \0\0\0\0\0\0
DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60P. \0\0\0\0\0\0
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-MAR-88 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/21/1985 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601684 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Potosi |
| Current operator | Potosi Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Shepherd Harvey & Kenneth A Ray |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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