Sierra Chemical Kiln

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodity Calcium
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 10270725
MAS/MILS ID 0320179008
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Chemical Kiln

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -114.49254, 37.91806 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pioche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(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 Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001 N 067 E 29 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -114.49254, 37.91806

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1978

Mining district

District name Pioche District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sierra Chemical Co.
    ID 2601497
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1978
    First year 1978
    Last year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Standard Slag Co.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980
    First year 1980
    Last year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    NV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981, P. 44.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, P. 34.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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 02/05/1982
MSHA mine ID2601497
Mine name (MSHA)Sierra Chemical Lime Pit
Current operatorSierra Chemical Company
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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