| Deposit ID | 10246862 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320219006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sodaville Pilot Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Sodaville Research Facility, Sodaville Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.10264, 38.34053 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sodaville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 006 N | 035 E | 32 | NENWNW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | -118.10264, 38.34053 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1982 |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sodaville Research |
| ID | 2601796 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Last year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320219006 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601796 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, P. 41.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 58.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAR-94 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/27/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601796 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Sodaville Mill |
| Current operator | Sodaville Research Facility |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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