16-To-1 Mine

Past Producer in Esmeralda 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10246430
MAS/MILS ID 0320090740
Record type Site
Current site name 16-To-1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.69262, 37.79434 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(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

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 Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002 S 039 E 06 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.69262, 37.79434

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1863
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Mineral Ridge District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunshine Precious Metals Inc
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 2007
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sunshine Mining & Refining Company
    ID 2601996
    Home office Kellogg, ID 83837
    Year 2007
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Homestead Minerals Corp.
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1991
    First year 1990
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zephyr Resources Inc
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 2007
    First year 1989
    Last year 1990
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sunshine Mining Company
    ID 2601996
    Home office Nevada
    Year 2007
    First year 1980
    Last year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 32.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER OPEN PIT OPERATION ON THE DRINKWATER PROPERTY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-DEC-96 Buckingham, David A. 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 01/04/1994
MSHA mine ID2601638
Mine name (MSHA)16:1
Current operatorSunshine Precious Metals Inc
Current controller (parent)Sunshine Mining & Refining Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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