Tuttle Mine

Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodity Montmorillonite
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270717
MAS/MILS ID 0320190246
Record type Site
Current site name Tuttle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.98957, 38.44912 (WGS84)
Elevation 1804
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ninemile Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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 Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 N 027 E 20 N2SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • THE NINEMILE RANCH 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP (PROVISIONAL EDITION) SHOWS ADDITIONAL PITS IN THE E/2E/2SE/4 SEC. 20.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Montmorillonite Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tuttle'S Independent Contracting
    ID 2601404
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Natural Minerals Co.
    ID 2601404
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. 1982, DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY

  • Deposit

    DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1982, P. 47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-APR-1993 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 03/16/1983
MSHA mine ID2601404
Mine name (MSHA)Billy Boy And T And E
Current operatorNatural Minerals Company
Current controller (parent)Klukan Stanley
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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