Bobbie #4 Mine & Mill

Past Producer in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodity Tungsten
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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198375
MAS/MILS ID 0320230008
Record type Site
Current site name Bobbie #4 Mine & Mill
Alternate or previous names Bobby, Bobby #4, Coco-Mo, Dutch, Knat, Loring, New York, Warfield, Reeves Mining Co. Property, Butch, Newmont Lease, Centipede

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.24513, 38.94382 (WGS84)
Elevation 2079
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carvers NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013 N 042 E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.24513, 38.94382

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Twin River

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner A And B Mining And Milling Co.
    ID 2601170
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1977
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Reeves Mining, Inc.
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALAENDAR YEAR 1975, P. 52.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978, P. 43.

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 105, 1988, P. 154.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-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 09/14/1979
MSHA mine ID2601170
Mine name (MSHA)Bobby #4 Mine And Mill
Current operatorA & B Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Wilson Robert E
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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