Contact Mine

Past Producer in Nye 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 10271020
MAS/MILS ID 0320230714
Record type Site
Current site name Contact Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.20513, 39.09102 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Millett Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014 N 042 E 12 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: TURN RIGHT (WEST) JUST PAST MILLET RANCH POST BOX WHICH IS LOCATED ON HWY 8-A & 31 MI. SO. OF HWY 50 & FRONTIER; T.14N, R.42E SECTION 12

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.20513, 39.09102

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Park Canyon Mining And Development Co. Inc.
    ID 2601782
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. DATED FEB. 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 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 09/02/1982
MSHA mine ID2601782
Mine name (MSHA)Contact Mine
Current operatorPark Canyon Mining & Development Co Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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