Cooney Iron Mine

Past Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodity Iron
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295776
MRDS ID M060477
MAS/MILS ID 0320270508
Record type Site
Current site name Cooney Iron Mine
Related records 10103890

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.18017, 40.0941 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buena Vista Hills North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 026 N 034 E 29 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -118.18017, 40.0941

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Basin District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooney Mining Co
    ID 2600146
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV INDUS COMM DIR OF ACTIVE NEV MINE OPS JAN 1977, P. 47

  • Deposit

    OFFICE OF THE NEV STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES

  • Deposit

    COONEY MINING CO JOHN COONEY PRESPO BOX 568 LOVELOCK NV 894

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS \0\0\0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION \0

  • Deposit

    OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP. \0\0\0\0\0\0

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAR-94 Robinson 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 06/20/1983
MSHA mine ID2600146
Mine name (MSHA)Cooney Iron Mine
Current operatorCooney Mining
Current controller (parent)Cooney John C
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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