New Pass Mine

Past Producer in Churchill 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10221258
MAS/MILS ID 0320010010
Record type Site
Current site name New Pass Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.47734, 39.59991 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
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

Mount Airy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(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 Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020 N 040 E 16 E1/2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.47734, 39.59991

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Combined Methods
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mining district

District name New Pass

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Pass Resources, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1978
    First year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Donald E. Jung
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1978
    Last year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1977, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YR 1976, P28.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1978, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YR 1977, P27.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1979, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YR 1978, P26.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YR 1981, P29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-NOV-96 Buckingham, David A. 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 05/21/2026
MSHA mine ID2600561
Mine name (MSHA)New Pass Mine
Current operatorRuby Vista Resources Ltd.
Current controller (parent)Raymond Alex Hofstetter
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (581 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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