Pioche-Bristol Mine

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271126
MRDS ID M032083
MAS/MILS ID 0320170056
Record type Site
Current site name Pioche-Bristol Mine
Alternate or previous names Pioche Bristol Mine, Cutt Property
Related records 10037382

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.46084, 37.91996 (WGS84)
Elevation 1926
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pioche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 N 066 E 20 SW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.46084, 37.91996

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pioche Bristol Mining Co.
    Home office Nevada

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN STRIKES N55E, DIPS 70S, AND CROPS OUT FOR 750 FT. ORE IS ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA AND CERUSSITE. COUNTRY ROCK IS THE HIGHLAND PEAR LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.