Hillside Shaft

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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 10222699
MAS/MILS ID 0320150198
Record type Site
Current site name Hillside Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.07203, 39.50962 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yankee Blade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Edwards Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 N 044 E 19 SESENW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION 18 T 19 N R 44 E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.07203, 39.50962

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Austin Resources Inc
    ID 2601533
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED DECEMBER 1979

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY \0\0\0\0\0\0

  • Deposit

    DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60P. \0\0\0\0\0\0

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAR-1988 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 06/15/1983
MSHA mine ID2601533
Mine name (MSHA)Hillside Shaft
Current operatorAustin Resources Inc
Current controller (parent)Hughes Robert W
Mine typeUnderground (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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