Pinion

Plant in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270686
MAS/MILS ID 0320090730
Record type Site
Current site name Pinion

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.63842, 37.47075 (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

Sylvania Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Last Chance Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring 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 005 S 039 E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.63842, 37.47075

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Leach

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pinion Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1988

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAR-92 Iverson, Stephen R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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