| Deposit ID | 10198537 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030040 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230249 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barcelona Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Barcelona, Spanish Belt Silver Mine, San Pedro Shaft, San Pedro Incline, San Pedro Mine, Westport 1866 |
| Related records | 10037024 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.96012, 38.64803 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2731 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 009 N | 045 E | 06 | SWNESW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.96012, 38.64803 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | Barcelona District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bml Mining Co |
| ID | 2600597 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230249 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030040 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2600597 |
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 50, 1951, P. 23-24.
NEVADA INDUSTRIAL COMM. DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS, JAN. 31, 1977, P. 43.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 2, 1962, P. 34.
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS
ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION
DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 P.
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 105, 1988, P. 135.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 99B, 1984,
P. 47-51.
HUNT, S.H., 1936, MINING GEOLOGY OUTLINED, P. 1-5. A
PRIVATELY PRINT BOOK.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-3,
1979, P. 144.
ERVINE, W.B., 1972, STANFORD UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS, P. 118-
123.
WHITE, A.F., 1869, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST OF
NEVADA FOR THE YEARS 1867 AND 1868: CARSON CITY, RENO,
NV, P. 70-73.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 624, 1917, P. 192, 198.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES
OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWLETTER PUB. CO., RENO, NV,
P. 160-161.
BECKER, G.F., 1888, GEOLOGY OF THE QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF
THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MONOLITH 13,
P. 385.
WEED, W.H., 1922, MINING HANDBOOK, P. 1175.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-MAR-1995 | 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 05/03/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2600597 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Barcelona |
| Current operator | Barcelona Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Masters F W |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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